4349. makon

Lexicon

makon: Place, foundation, dwelling, habitation

Original Word: מָכוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: makown
Pronunciation: mah-KONE
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-kone')
Definition: Place, foundation, dwelling, habitation
Meaning: a fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

foundation, settled place

From kuwn; properly, a fixture, i.e. A basis; generally a place, especially as an abode -- foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place.

see HEBREW kuwn

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kun
Definition
a fixed or established place, foundation
NASB Translation
area (1), dwelling place (1), foundation (3), foundations (1), place (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָכוֺן noun masculine^{Daniel 8:11} fixed or established place, foundation (chiefly in poetry); — absolute ׳מ Exodus 15:17 2t.; construct מְכוֺן 1 Kings 8:39 10t.; suffix מְכוֺנִי Isaiah 18:4, מְכוֺנוֺ Ezra 2:68; plural suffix מְכוֺנֶיהָ Psalm 104:5; —

1 fixed place of ׳יs abode on earth Exodus 15:17 (song), 1 Kings 8:13 2Chronicles 6:2 (poetic fragment: see ᵐ5 and Dr^{Intr. 182}); = place, or site of God's house Ezra 2:68; כָּלמְֿכוֺן הַרצִֿיּוֺן Isaiah 4:5, apparently = all the extent of Mt. Zion; redund. (si vera lectio) וְהֻשְׁלַךְ מְכוֺן מִקְדָּשׁוֺ Daniel 8:11 and the place of his sanctuary shall be thrown down (on difficulties of see, see Bev); of heavens מְכוֺן שִׁבְתְּךָ 1 Kings 8:39,43,49 2Chronicles 6:30,33,39, compare Psalm 33:14; מְכוֺנִי alone Isaiah 18:4; figurative צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁמָּט מְכוֺן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ Psalm 89:15, so Psalm 97:2.

2 foundation, only plural, in poetry יָסַד אֶרֶץ עַלמְֿכוֺנֶיהָ Psalm 104:5.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root כוּן (kun), which means to be firm, established, or fixed.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G803: ἄστατος (astatos) • unstable, not fixed
• G2091: ἑτοίμως (hetoimos) • ready, prepared
• G2092: ἕτοιμος (hetoimos) • ready, prepared
• G5117: τόπος (topos) • place, location

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, relate to the concept of stability, readiness, and place, which are thematically connected to the Hebrew מָכוֹן. They reflect the broader biblical themes of preparation, establishment, and divine order.

Usage: The word מָכוֹן is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a fixed or established place, often in the context of God's dwelling or the foundation of the earth. It appears in various contexts, emphasizing the stability and permanence of the location or structure being described.

Context: • מָכוֹן (makon) is a noun that appears in several key passages within the Hebrew Scriptures. It is frequently associated with the dwelling place of God, highlighting the divine presence and the stability of His abode. For instance, in 1 Kings 8:39, Solomon refers to heaven as God's "established place" when he prays, "then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and forgive and act."
• The term is also used in a cosmological sense, as seen in Psalm 104:5, which states, "He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved." Here, מָכוֹן underscores the idea of the earth being firmly established by God's creative power.
• In Isaiah 18:4, the word is used metaphorically to describe a place of rest or observation, "For this is what the LORD has told me: 'I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.'"
• The concept of מָכוֹן as a fixed and secure place is integral to understanding the biblical portrayal of God's sovereignty and the order of creation. It reflects the theological theme of God's unchanging nature and His established rule over the universe.

Forms and Transliterations

בִמְכוֹנִ֑י במכוני וּמָכ֥וֹן ומכון מְכ֣וֹן מְכ֤וֹן מְכ֥וֹן מְכ֨וֹן מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃ מִֽמְּכוֹן־ מִמְּכ֣וֹן מָכ֥וֹן מָכ֧וֹן מכון מכונו׃ מכוניה ממכון ממכון־ ḇim·ḵō·w·nî ḇimḵōwnî mā·ḵō·wn maChon māḵōwn mə·ḵō·w·ne·hā mə·ḵō·w·nōw mə·ḵō·wn meChon mechoNeiha mechoNo məḵōwn məḵōwnehā məḵōwnōw mim·mə·ḵō·wn mim·mə·ḵō·wn- mimeChon mimməḵōwn mimməḵōwn- ū·mā·ḵō·wn umaChon ūmāḵōwn vimchoNi

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 15:17
HEB: בְּהַ֣ר נַחֲלָֽתְךָ֔ מָכ֧וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ פָּעַ֖לְתָּ
NAS: of Your inheritance, The place, O LORD,
KJV: of thine inheritance, [in] the place, O LORD,
INT: the mountain of your inheritance the place your dwelling have made

1 Kings 8:13
HEB: זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ מָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃
NAS: house, A place for Your dwelling
KJV: to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in
INT: house A lofty A place your dwelling forever

1 Kings 8:39
HEB: תִּשְׁמַ֨ע הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם מְכ֤וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְסָלַחְתָּ֣
NAS: Your dwelling place, and forgive
KJV: thy dwelling place, and forgive,
INT: hear heaven place your dwelling and forgive

1 Kings 8:43
HEB: תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָ וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ
NAS: Your dwelling place, and do
KJV: thy dwelling place, and do
INT: hear heaven place your dwelling and do

1 Kings 8:49
HEB: וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מְכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ֔ אֶת־
NAS: Your dwelling place, and maintain
KJV: thy dwelling place, and maintain
INT: hear heaven place your dwelling their prayer

2 Chronicles 6:2
HEB: זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ וּמָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃
NAS: house, And a place for Your dwelling
KJV: of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling
INT: house A lofty place your dwelling forever

2 Chronicles 6:30
HEB: מִן־ הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם מְכ֤וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔
NAS: Your dwelling place, and forgive,
KJV: thy dwelling place, and forgive,
INT: from heaven place your dwelling and forgive

2 Chronicles 6:33
HEB: מִן־ הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִמְּכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָ וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ
NAS: from Your dwelling place, and do
KJV: [even] from thy dwelling place, and do
INT: from heaven place your dwelling and do

2 Chronicles 6:39
HEB: מִן־ הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם מִמְּכ֣וֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ֗ אֶת־
NAS: from Your dwelling place, their prayer
KJV: [even] from thy dwelling place, their prayer
INT: from heaven place your dwelling their prayer

Ezra 2:68
HEB: לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ עַל־ מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃
NAS: to restore it on its foundation.
KJV: of God to set it up in his place:
INT: to restore and foundation

Psalm 33:14
HEB: מִֽמְּכוֹן־ שִׁבְתּ֥וֹ הִשְׁגִּ֑יחַ
NAS: From His dwelling place He looks
KJV: From the place of his habitation
INT: place his dwelling looks

Psalm 89:14
HEB: צֶ֣דֶק וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ חֶ֥סֶד
NAS: and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
KJV: and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne:
INT: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne Lovingkindness

Psalm 97:2
HEB: צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֽוֹ׃
NAS: and justice are the foundation of His throne.
KJV: and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
INT: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne

Psalm 104:5
HEB: אֶ֭רֶץ עַל־ מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ בַּל־ תִּ֝מּ֗וֹט
NAS: the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter
KJV: [Who] laid the foundations of the earth,
INT: the earth upon foundations that it will not totter

Isaiah 4:5
HEB: עַל֩ כָּל־ מְכ֨וֹן הַר־ צִיּ֜וֹן
NAS: over the whole area of Mount Zion
KJV: will create upon every dwelling place of mount
INT: over the whole area of Mount Zion

Isaiah 18:4
HEB: ק) וְאַבִּ֣יטָה בִמְכוֹנִ֑י כְּחֹ֥ם צַח֙
NAS: me, I will look from My dwelling place quietly
KJV: and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear
INT: appease will look my dwelling heat dazzling

Daniel 8:11
HEB: הַתָּמִ֔יד וְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְ מְכ֥וֹן מִקְדָּשֽׁוֹ׃
NAS: the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary
KJV: [sacrifice] was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary
INT: the regular was thrown and the place of his sanctuary

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4349
17 Occurrences

mā·ḵō·wn — 2 Occ.
mə·ḵō·wn — 8 Occ.
mə·ḵō·w·ne·hā — 1 Occ.
mə·ḵō·w·nōw — 1 Occ.
mim·mə·ḵō·wn — 3 Occ.
ū·mā·ḵō·wn — 1 Occ.
ḇim·ḵō·w·nî — 1 Occ.