כּוּן
Strong's H3559
kûwn
/koon/
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)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3559
- Hebrew
- כּוּן
- Transliteration
- kûwn
- Pronunciation
- /koon/
- KJV Translations
- 29 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
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)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
certain(-ty)confirmdirectfaithfulnessfashionfastenfirmbe fittedbe fixedframebe meetordainorderperfect(make) preparationprepare (self)providemake provision(bemake) readyrightset (arightfastforth)be stable(e-) stablishstandtarryvery deed
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of kûwn:
אָכֵן
ʼâkênH403“but”
יְהוֹיָכִיןYᵉhôwyâkîynH3078“Jehoiachin”
יָכִיןYâkîynH3199“Jachin”
יְכׇנְיָהYᵉkonyâhH3204“Jeconiah”
כּוּןKûwnH3560“Chun”
כַּוָּןkavvânH3561“cake”
כּוֹנַנְיָהוּKôwnanyâhûwH3562“Conaniah”
כִּיּוּןKîyûwnH3594“Chiun”
כֵּןkênH3651“[phrase] after that (this”
מָכוֹןmâkôwnH4349“foundation”
נָכוֹןNâkôwnH5225“Nachon”
תְּכוּנָהtᵉkûwnâhH8499“seat”
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