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כּוּן

kunto establish: prepareHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb219 occurrences27 books211 verses

Definition

a primitive root; 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)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כּוּן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

219 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 17:11וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י · and I will establish
    And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
  2. 1 Chronicles 17:12וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י · and I will establish
    He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
  3. 1 Chronicles 17:14נָכ֖וֹן · established
    But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 17:24נָכ֥וֹן · be established
    …so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
  5. 1 Chronicles 22:3הֵכִ֣ין · provided
    David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
  6. 1 Chronicles 22:5אָכִ֥ינָה · I must make preparations; וַיָּ֧כֶן · preparations
    And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
  7. 1 Chronicles 22:10וַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜י · And I will establish
    He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
  8. 1 Chronicles 22:14הֲכִינ֣וֹתִי · to provide; הֲכִינ֔וֹתִי · I have also provided
    Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
  9. 1 Chronicles 28:2וַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִי · I had made preparations
    Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
  10. 1 Chronicles 28:7וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥י · I will establish
    I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
  11. 1 Chronicles 29:2הֲכִינ֣וֹתִי · I have made provision
    Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
  12. 1 Chronicles 29:3הֲכִינ֖וֹתִי · that I have provided
    Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
  13. 1 Chronicles 29:16הֲכִינֹ֔נוּ · we have provided
    O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.
  14. 1 Chronicles 29:18וְהָכֵ֥ן · and direct
    O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
  15. 1 Chronicles 29:19הֲכִינֽוֹתִי׃פ · I have made provision
    And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”
  16. 2 Chronicles 1:4בַּֽהֵכִ֥ין · he had prepared
    Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
  17. 2 Chronicles 2:7הֵכִ֖ין · provided
    Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
  18. 2 Chronicles 2:9וּלְהָכִ֥ין · to prepare
    …to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
  19. 2 Chronicles 3:1הֵכִין֙ · had prepared
    Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  20. 2 Chronicles 8:16וַתִּכֹּן֙ · was carried out
    Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
  21. 2 Chronicles 12:1כְּהָכִ֞ין · After Rehoboam had established
    After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
  22. 2 Chronicles 12:14הֵכִין֙ · set
    And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
  23. 2 Chronicles 17:5וַיָּ֨כֶן · established
    So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
  24. 2 Chronicles 19:3וַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָ · and have set
    However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
  25. 2 Chronicles 20:33הֵכִ֣ינוּ · set
    The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
  26. 2 Chronicles 26:14וַיָּכֶן֩ · supplied
    Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
  27. 2 Chronicles 27:6הֵכִ֣ין · he ordered
    So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
  28. 2 Chronicles 29:19הֵכַ֣נּוּ · we have prepared
    Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
  29. 2 Chronicles 29:35וַתִּכּ֖וֹן · was established
    Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.
  30. 2 Chronicles 29:36הַהֵכִ֥ין · had prepared
    Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
  31. 2 Chronicles 30:19הֵכִ֔ין · sets
    …who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
  32. 2 Chronicles 31:11לְהָכִ֧ין · to prepare; וַיָּכִֽינוּ׃ · and they did so
    Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
  33. 2 Chronicles 33:16וַיָּכֶן · Then he restored
    Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.
  34. 2 Chronicles 35:4וְהָכִ֥ונוּ · Prepare [yourselves]
    Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
  35. 2 Chronicles 35:6וְהָכִ֣ינוּ · and make preparations
    Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”
  36. 2 Chronicles 35:10וַתִּכּ֖וֹן · was prepared
    So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
  37. 2 Chronicles 35:14הֵכִ֤ינוּ · they made preparations; הֵכִ֣ינוּ · made preparations
    Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
  38. 2 Chronicles 35:15הֵכִ֥ינוּ · made preparations
    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
  39. 2 Chronicles 35:16וַ֠תִּכּוֹן · was carried out
    So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.
  40. 2 Chronicles 35:20הֵכִ֤ין · had set
    After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
  41. Ezra 3:3וַיָּכִ֤ינוּ · They set up
    They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
  42. Ezra 7:10הֵכִ֣ין · had set
    For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
  43. Nehemiah 8:10נָכ֣וֹן · prepared
    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
  44. Esther 6:4הֵכִ֥ין · he had prepared
    “Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.
  45. Esther 7:10הֵכִ֣ין · he had prepared
    So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
  46. Job 8:8וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן · and consider
    Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.