What does מָכוֹן (mākwōn) mean in the Bible?
מָכוֹן (mākwōn): A fixed, stable foundation or established place where one dwells; emphasizes permanence and security.
Hebrew · H4349
מָכוֹן
Properly, a fixture , i.e. a basis; generally a place , especially as an abode
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מָכוֹן H4349
Pronunciation mākwōn
What does מָכוֹן (mākwōn) mean in the Bible?
מָכוֹן (mākwōn): A fixed, stable foundation or established place where one dwells; emphasizes permanence and security.
Full entry for מָכוֹן (H4349) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4349?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include place (7), a place (2), the place (2), - (1), are the foundation (1).
Where does מָכוֹן (mākwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (4), Psalms (4), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It place 7× 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 8:43, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:30
a place 2× 1 Kings 8:13, 2 Chronicles 6:2
the place 2× Exodus 15:17, Daniel 8:11
- 1× Isaiah 4:5
are the foundation 1× Psalms 89:14
foundation 1× Psalms 97:2
from My dwelling place 1× Isaiah 18:4
its foundations 1× Psalms 104:5
its original site 1× Ezra 2:68
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:17 מָכ֧וֹן to the place Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 8:13 מָכ֥וֹן to a place Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 8:39 מְכ֤וֹן to place Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 8:43 מְכ֣וֹן to place Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 8:49 מְכ֣וֹן to place Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 6:2 וּמָכ֥וֹן to a place Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 6:30 מְכ֤וֹן to place Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 6:33 מִמְּכ֣וֹן to place Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 6:39 מִמְּכ֣וֹן to place Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 2:68 מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃ to its original site Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:17
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
Exodus 1 1 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 2 Daniel 1
Source forms
מְכ֣וֹן 4x mə·ḵō·wn 1 Kings 8:43, 1 Kings 8:49, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 97:2
מְכ֤וֹן 2x mə·ḵō·wn 1 Kings 8:39, 2 Chronicles 6:30
מִמְּכ֣וֹן 2x mim·mə·ḵō·wn 2 Chronicles 6:33, 2 Chronicles 6:39
בִמְכוֹנִ֑י 1x ḇim·ḵō·w·nî Isaiah 18:4
וּמָכ֥וֹן 1x ū·mā·ḵō·wn 2 Chronicles 6:2
מְכ֨וֹן 1x mə·ḵō·wn Isaiah 4:5
מְכ֥וֹן 1x mə·ḵō·wn Daniel 8:11
מָכ֧וֹן 1x mā·ḵō·wn Exodus 15:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 8x 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 8:43, 1 Kings 8:49, 2 Chronicles 6:30
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x 2 Chronicles 6:33, 2 Chronicles 6:39, Psalms 33:14
Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 15:17, 1 Kings 8:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 6:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 104:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Ezra 2:68
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 18:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A fixed, stable foundation or established place where one dwells; emphasizes permanence and security.
Source Gloss
properly, a fixture , i.e. a basis; generally a place , especially as an abode
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A fixed, stable foundation or established place where one dwells; emphasizes permanence and security.
properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode BDB: fixed Usage: foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain