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כּוּן H3559
H3559 is the Hebrew word כּוּן, transliterated kûwn and said koon. The King James Version most often renders it prepared.
What it means
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).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 137 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of 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.
Verses using כּוּן
The first 40 of 197 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 41:32 · KJV
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Genesis 43:16 · KJV
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
Genesis 43:25 · KJV
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Exodus 8:26 · KJV
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
Exodus 16:5 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
Exodus 19:11 · KJV
And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Exodus 19:15 · KJV
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
Exodus 34:2 · KJV
And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.
Numbers 23:1 · KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
Numbers 23:29 · KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Deuteronomy 13:14 · KJV
Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
Deuteronomy 17:4 · KJV
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
Deuteronomy 19:3 · KJV
Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
Joshua 1:11 · KJV
Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
Joshua 3:17 · KJV
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
Joshua 4:3 · KJV
And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
Joshua 4:4 · KJV
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
Judges 12:6 · KJV
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
Judges 16:26 · KJV
And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
Judges 16:29 · KJV
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
1 Samuel 7:3 · KJV
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 13:13 · KJV
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
1 Samuel 20:31 · KJV
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
1 Samuel 23:22 · KJV
Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
1 Samuel 23:23 · KJV
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
1 Samuel 26:4 · KJV
David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
2 Samuel 5:12 · KJV
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
2 Samuel 7:12 · KJV
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Samuel 7:13 · KJV
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2 Samuel 7:16 · KJV
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:24 · KJV
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
2 Samuel 7:26 · KJV
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
1 Kings 2:12 · KJV
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Kings 2:24 · KJV
Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
1 Kings 2:45 · KJV
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
1 Kings 2:46 · KJV
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
1 Kings 5:18 · KJV
And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
1 Kings 6:19 · KJV
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 9:32 · KJV
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
1 Chronicles 12:39 · KJV
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3559 mean?
H3559 is the Hebrew word כּוּן (kûwn), meaning 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).
How is H3559 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it prepared (40 times), established (37 times), prepare (22 times), establish (9 times), ready (8 times), among others.
How many times does H3559 appear in the Bible?
כּוּן (kûwn) is tagged in 197 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3559 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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