כּוּן
Properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up , in a great variety of applications, whether literal ( establish , fix , prepare , apply ), or figurative ( appoint , render sure , proper or prosperous )
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What does כּוּן (tāḵîn) mean in the Bible?
כּוּן (tāḵîn) is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up , in a great variety of applications, whether literal ( establish , fix , prepare , apply ), or figurative ( appoint , render sure , proper or prosperous )". properly, to be erect (i.
Meaning
To establish or make firm; God's foundational act of securing covenant order and human readiness.
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous) BDB: be firm Usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, × very deed.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 60×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 64×
Polel 11×
Polal 2×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×
Hithpolel 2×
Biblical Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
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