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kun H3559

כּוּן (kun) means “to establish: prepare” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כּוּן Hebrew · H3559 217 tagged occurrences in 209 verses

Pronunciation guide: koon Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3559A

כּוּן · kun · to establish: prepare

: prepare/direct 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559B

נָכוֹן · na.khon · blow

a blow, a strike

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TBESH · H3559H

כּוּן · kun · to establish: establish

: establish/fix 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559I

כּוּן · kun · to establish: make

: make/found/restore 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559J

כּוּן · kun · to establish: commit

: commit 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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TBESH · H3559K

כּוּן · kun · to establish: right

: right/know/certain 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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)

KJV glosses: 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.

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How translators render H3559

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
established	9
prepare	6
and i will establish	5
will be established	5
and prepare	4
he had prepared	4
is steadfast	4
prepared	4
be established	3
is firmly established	3
set	3
accurately	2
and established it	2
firm	2
had established him	2
had prepared	2
had set	2
have established	2
he established	2
i have made provision	2
i have prepared	2
i will establish	2
made preparations	2
provided	2
ready	2
supporting	2
to prepare	2
was carried out	2
was established	2
will establish her	2
a right	1
after rehoboam had established	1
am ready	1
and consider	1
and direct	1
and established	1
and established you	1
and establishes	1
and fashioned me	1
and have set	1
and he prepared	1
and made	1
and make preparations	1
and piles up	1
and prepare it	1
and prepared	1
and strung	1
and they did so	1
and took	1
and when it is ready	1
are established	1
are ordered	1
are prepared	1
as surely as	1
be restored	1
be right	1
be set	1
because he could	1
but establish	1
by providing	1
can be trusted	1
certainty	1
complete	1
determines	1
directs	1
endure forever	1
establish	1
established it	1
for you have established	1
form us	1
get ready	1
had provided for them	1
has been decreed	1
has been made ready	1
has established	1
has prepared	1
he established it	1
he establishes	1
he had appointed	1
he has established	1
he has prepared	1
he ordered	1
i had made preparations	1
i have also provided	1
i must make preparations	1
is bent	1
is established	1
is pregnant with	1
is prepared	1
is ready	1
is set in place	1
is trained	1
it is established	1
it prepares	1
loyal	1
makes	1
midday	1
order	1
preparations	1
prepare yourselves	1
preparing	1
provides	1
refreshed	1
secure	1
sets	1
shall be established	1
shall stand	1
solomon also prepared	1
supplied	1
supply	1
that i have provided	1
that they may establish	1
then he restored	1
they are prepared	1
they made preparations	1
they prepared	1
they set	1
they set up	1
they spread	1
to attack me	1
to establish	1
to provide	1
to set up	1
turn	1
was firmly established	1
was prepared	1
we have prepared	1
we have provided	1
were committed	1
were fastened	1
were formed	1
were standing	1
what he lays up	1
when he established	1
when they prepare	1
who established me	1
who prepares	1
will be achieved	1
will be sure	1
will sustain him	1
would have established	1
yes establish	1
yet they store up	1
you are to build	1
you direct	1
you establish	1
you established	1
you formed	1
you have set in place	1
you must turn	1
you prepare	1
you provided	1
you will be established	1
you will strengthen	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
shall be established	12
and prepare	9
had prepared	6
prepared	6
be established	4
established	4
is fixed	4
prepare	4
was prepared	4
and i will establish	3
is established	3
ready	3
right	3
to prepare	3
and be ready	2
and i will stablish	2
and prepared	2
because he prepared	2
certain	2
firm	2
had established	2
hath prepared	2
have established	2
he hath established	2
i have prepared	2
prepareth	2
that he had prepared	2
was established	2
a right	1
all that i have prepared	1
also is stablished	1
also shall be established	1
also shall be stable	1
and established	1
and had made ready	1
and hast prepared	1
and it shall be established	1
and made it ready	1
and make ready	1
and more unto the perfect	1
and set	1
and stablisheth	1
and they made ready	1
and they prepared	1
and they set	1
are fashioned	1
are ordered	1
are prepared	1
aright	1
be fitted	1
be set forth	1
be thou prepared	1
be upon us and establish	1
broad fastened	1
but be ye all ready	1
but establish	1
did provide	1
directeth	1
establish	1
even to make all ready	1
even to prepare	1
fashion	1
for he could not frame	1
for thou hast confirmed	1
had confirmed	1
had not prepared	1
hast prepared	1
hath he established	1
have i prepared	1
have we prepared	1
he directeth	1
he hath also prepared	1
he hath prepared	1
he may prepare	1
he prepared	1
he provide	1
he that is ready	1
he were ready	1
himself shall establish	1
i pray you prepare	1
i prepared	1
if thou prepare	1
in very deed	1
is prepared	1
is ready	1
it he hath established	1
it he prepared	1
it is established	1
it is not meet	1
it is prepared	1
it shall be established	1
it to establish	1
me and fashioned	1
moreover i will establish	1
no faithfulness	1
now i have prepared	1
now make preparation	1
of his preparation	1
order	1
provideth	1
set	1
setteth fast	1
shall be prepared	1
shall not be established	1
shall not tarry	1
shalt thou be established	1
shalt thou establish	1
so they prepared	1
stablished	1
standeth	1
stood	1
that they may prepare	1
that we have prepared	1
the which i have made provision	1
thee and established	1
therefore thou shalt set	1
they have prepared	1
they made ready	1
they make ready	1
they shall prepare	1
thine thou hast prepared	1
this unto thee prepare	1
thou dost establish	1
thou hast established	1
thou preparest	1
thou shalt make ready	1
thou shalt not be established	1
thou shalt prepare	1
thou wilt prepare	1
till he establish	1
to direct	1
to me with the certainty	1
to order	1
unto them for whom nothing is prepared	1
was not right	1
was set in order	1
were directed	1
when he prepared	1
when thou hast so provided	1
whereby thou didst confirm	1
which hath established	1
which he had prepared	1
which i have prepared	1
which thou hast ordained	1
who prepareth	1
who provideth	1
whom he had prepared	1
will establish	1
will i establish	1
yet they prepare	1
you and prepare	1
yourselves and prepare	1

Verses containing H3559

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Psalms 112:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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Psalms 119:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
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Psalms 119:73 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
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Psalms 119:90 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
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Psalms 119:133 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
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Psalms 140:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
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Source alternate reference: 140.12
Psalms 141:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
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Psalms 147:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
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Proverbs 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
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Proverbs 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
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Proverbs 4:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
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Proverbs 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
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Proverbs 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
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Proverbs 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
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Proverbs 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
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Proverbs 16:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
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Proverbs 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
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Proverbs 16:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
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Proverbs 19:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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Proverbs 20:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
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Proverbs 21:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
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Proverbs 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
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Proverbs 24:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
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Proverbs 24:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
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Proverbs 25:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
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Proverbs 29:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
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Proverbs 30:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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Isaiah 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
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Isaiah 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
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Source alternate reference: 9.6
Isaiah 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.
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Isaiah 16:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
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Isaiah 30:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
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Isaiah 40:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
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Isaiah 45:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
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Isaiah 51:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?
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Isaiah 54:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
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Isaiah 62:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
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Jeremiah 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
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Jeremiah 10:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
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Jeremiah 30:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
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Jeremiah 33:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
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Jeremiah 46:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’
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Jeremiah 51:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
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Jeremiah 51:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
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Ezekiel 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
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Ezekiel 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
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Ezekiel 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.
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Ezekiel 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.
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Ezekiel 28:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
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Ezekiel 38:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.
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