וְ/הָכֵ֔ן
𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤍
vehakhen
and prepare
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); 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.
Genesis 43:16 · Word #16
Lexicon H3559
| Lemma | כּוּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | kûwn |
| Strong's | H3559 |
| In-context | and prepare |
Morphology HC/Vhv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3559-62
and cause to stand firm!
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, from כון. The Hiphil stem expresses causation: "cause to be firm/established." |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כון conveys firmness and stability—being set upright or established. In the Hiphil stem it is causative, meaning "to cause to be firm/established." The form וְהָכֵן is a Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction, thus "and cause to stand firm!" preserving both the causative force and singular address. |
View full lexicon entry for H3559 →
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כון (firmness, stability, establishment, readiness, preparation, being set upright)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H403-01 |
akhen | firmly so |
H3559-01 |
akhin | I will firmly establish |
H3559-02 |
akhinah | Let me set firm |
Word Usage (219 occurrences of H3559)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:32 | נָכ֤וֹן | nakhon | is established |
| Genesis 43:16 | וְ/הָכֵ֔ן | vehakhen | and prepare |
| Genesis 43:25 | וַ/יָּכִ֨ינוּ֙ | vayakhinu | they prepared |