What does מְכוֹנָה mean in the Bible?
מְכוֹנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pedestal , also a spot".
Hebrew · H4350
מְכוֹנָה
A pedestal , also a spot
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מְכוֹנָה H4350
What does מְכוֹנָה mean in the Bible?
מְכוֹנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pedestal , also a spot".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4350?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include stands (6), the stands (3), and the movable stands (2), stand (2), - (1).
Where does מְכוֹנָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 7:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (15), 2 Kings (3), Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (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 stands 6× 1 Kings 7:37, 1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:39, 1 Kings 7:43
the stands 3× 1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
and the movable stands 2× 2 Kings 25:16, Jeremiah 52:20
stand 2× 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:34
- 1× 1 Kings 7:27
. . . 1× 1 Kings 7:38
its foundation 1× Ezra 3:3
movable stands 1× 1 Kings 7:27
of each stand 1× 1 Kings 7:35
of the movable stands 1× 2 Kings 16:17
of the stand 1× 1 Kings 7:35
of the stands 1× 1 Kings 7:28
the bases 1× Jeremiah 27:19
the stand 1× 1 Kings 7:34
were attached to the stand 1× 1 Kings 7:32
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 7:27 הַמְּכֹנ֛וֹת to movable stands Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 7:27 הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה to - Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:28 הַמְּכוֹנָ֖ה to of the stands Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:30 לַמְּכוֹנָ֤ה to stand Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:32 בַּמְּכוֹנָ֑ה to were attached to the stand Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:34 הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה to stand Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:34 הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה to the stand Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:35 הַמְּכוֹנָ֗ה to of each stand Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:35 הַמְּכֹנָה֙ to of the stand Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:37 הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹת to stands Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 7:27
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 5
1 Kings 15 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
הַמְּכֹנֽוֹת׃ 3x ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה 2x ham·mə·ḵō·w·nāh 1 Kings 7:27, 1 Kings 7:38
הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה 2x ham·mə·ḵō·nāh 1 Kings 7:34
הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹת 2x ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:37, Jeremiah 27:19
הַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת 2x ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:39, Jeremiah 52:20
הַמְּכֹנ֖וֹת 2x ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹת 2x ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ 2 Kings 25:13, Jeremiah 52:17
בַּמְּכוֹנָ֑ה 1x bam·mə·ḵō·w·nāh 1 Kings 7:32
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 13x 1 Kings 7:27, 1 Kings 7:37, 1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:39
Article | Noun - feminine singular 7x 1 Kings 7:27, 1 Kings 7:28, 1 Kings 7:34, 1 Kings 7:35
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Kings 25:16
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Ezra 3:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Kings 7:32
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Kings 7:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pedestal , also a spot
Source Gloss
a pedestal , also a spot
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a pedestal, also a spot BDB: fixed resting-place Usage: base.
Word Origins
מְכוֹנָה is built from this root:
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