מָכוֹן

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine17 occurrences7 books17 verses

Definition

from H3559; properly, a fixture, i.e. a basis; generally a place, especially as an abode
Traditional renderings: foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָכוֹן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Exodus 15:17מָכ֧וֹן · the place
    You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
  2. 1 Kings 8:13מָכ֥וֹן · a place
    I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:39מְכ֤וֹן · place
    …be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
  4. 1 Kings 8:43מְכ֣וֹן · place
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  5. 1 Kings 8:49מְכ֣וֹן · place
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:2וּמָכ֥וֹן · a place
    But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 6:30מְכ֤וֹן · place
    …be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men—
  8. 2 Chronicles 6:33מִמְּכ֣וֹן · place
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
  9. 2 Chronicles 6:39מִמְּכ֣וֹן · place
    …then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.
  10. Ezra 2:68מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃ · its original site
    When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
  11. Psalm 33:14מִֽמְּכוֹן־ · place
    From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
  12. Psalm 89:14מְכ֣וֹן · are the foundation
    Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
  13. Psalm 97:2מְכ֣וֹן · foundation
    Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
  14. Psalm 104:5מְכוֹנֶ֑יהָ · its foundations
    He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
  15. Isaiah 4:5מְכ֨וֹן
    Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,
  16. Isaiah 18:4בִמְכוֹנִ֑י · from My dwelling place
    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.”
  17. Daniel 8:11מְכ֥וֹן · the place
    It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.