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Proverbs 8:27
“When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כּוּןkûwn · koon
H3559 · Hebrew
H3559 · Hebrew
- 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 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, [idiom] very deed.
- Grammar
- בַּ — preposition
- הֲכִינ֣ — verb Hiphil, infinitive construct
- וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 219 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 41:32Genesis 43:16Genesis 43:25Exodus 8:22Exodus 15:17
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כּוּן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.