What does קוּן mean in the Bible?
e. chant or wail (at a funeral)".
Hebrew · H6969
קוּן
To strike a musical note , i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)
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קוּןH6969
What does קוּן mean in the Bible?
קוּן is a Hebrew word meaning "to strike a musical note , i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6969?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and mourn (1), is the lament (1), lamented (1), sang this lament (1), the wailing women (1).
Where does קוּן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 1:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), 2 Samuel (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand mourn1×Ezekiel 27:32
is the lament1×Ezekiel 32:16
lamented1×2 Chronicles 35:25
sang this lament1×2 Samuel 3:33
the wailing women1×Jeremiah 9:17
they will chant it1×Ezekiel 32:16
took up1×2 Samuel 1:17
will chant it1×Ezekiel 32:16
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 1:17וַיְקֹנֵ֣ןtotook upConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Samuel 3:33וַיְקֹנֵ֥ןtosang this lamentConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 35:25וַיְקוֹנֵ֣ןtolamentedConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 9:17לַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹתtothe wailing womenPreposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralEzekiel 27:32וְקוֹנְנ֖וּtoand mournConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralEzekiel 32:16וְק֣וֹנְנ֔וּהָtois the lamentConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singularEzekiel 32:16תְּקוֹנֵ֣נָּהtowill chant itVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralEzekiel 32:16תְּקוֹנֵ֣נָּהtothey will chant itVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 1:17
Aligned rows8
Books represented4
2 Samuel22 Chronicles1Jeremiah1Ezekiel4
Source forms
תְּקוֹנֵ֣נָּה2xtə·qō·w·nên·nāhEzekiel 32:16
וַיְקוֹנֵ֣ן1xway·qō·w·nên2 Chronicles 35:25
וַיְקֹנֵ֣ן1xway·qō·nên2 Samuel 1:17
וַיְקֹנֵ֥ן1xway·qō·nên2 Samuel 3:33
וְקוֹנְנ֖וּ1xwə·qō·wn·nūEzekiel 27:32
וְק֣וֹנְנ֔וּהָ1xwə·qō·wn·nū·hāEzekiel 32:16
לַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹת1xlam·qō·wn·nō·wṯJeremiah 9:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular3x2 Samuel 1:17, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Chronicles 35:25
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural2xEzekiel 32:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xEzekiel 27:32
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular1xEzekiel 32:16
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural1xJeremiah 9:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to strike a musical note , i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)
Source Gloss
to strike a musical note , i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral) BDB: chant a Usage: lament, mourning woman.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2
Polel2×
ImperfectEzek 32:162×
Word Origins
קוּן is a primitive root - no further derivation.