Lexical Summary makon: a fixed or established place, foundation Original Word: מָכוֹןTransliteration: makon Phonetic Spelling: (maw-kone') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a fixed or established place, foundation Meaning: a fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode Strong's 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 Brown-Driver-Briggs H4349. makon מָכוֺן noun masculineDaniel 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 2 Chronicles 6:2 (poetic fragment: see ᵐ5 and DrIntr. 182); = place, or site of God's house Ezra 2:68; הַרצִֿיּוֺן כָּלמְֿכוֺן Isaiah 4:5, apparently = all the extent of Mt. Zion; redund. (si vera lectio) מִקְדָּשׁוֺ מְכוֺן וְהֻשְׁלַךְ Daniel 8:11 and the place of his sanctuary shall be thrown down (on difficulties of see, see Bev); of heavens שִׁבְתְּךָ מְכוֺן 1 Kings 8:39, 43, 49 2 Chronicles 6:30, 33, 39, compare Psalm 33:14; מְכוֺנִי alone Isaiah 18:4; figurative כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ מְכוֺן וּמִשְׁמָּט צֶדֶק Psalm 89:15, so 97:2. 2 foundation, only plural, in poetry עַלמְֿכוֺנֶיהָ אֶרֶץ יָסַד Psalm 104:5. |
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