וַ/יָּכִ֖ינוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅
vayakhinu
they 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.
Proverbs 30:25 · Word #5
Lexicon H3559
| Lemma | כּוּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | kûwn |
| Strong's | H3559 |
| In-context | they prepare |
Morphology HC/Vhw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H3559-56
and they made firm
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction waw + Hiphil wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine plural from כּוּן; causative stem indicating "to cause to be firm/established." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd masculine plural, expressing a causative action in past narrative sequence. "Made firm" preserves the root idea of causing something to stand secure or established, while "they" accurately reflects the masculine plural subject and the prefixed waw conveys "and." |
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Words from Root כון (firmness, stability, establishment, readiness, preparation, setting in place)
| 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 |