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כּוּן

𐤊𐤅𐤍

Kun

H3560 noun

SILEX Entry

Root כון to be firm, to be established, to be prepared, to set up

Definition

Proper name of a location mentioned in connection with Aram (Syria); likely designates a fortified or established settlement. The precise identification of the site is uncertain. The term reflects a place of enduring or established character, though the specific nature or status of the settlement in Iron Age context is not detailed in extant biblical usage.

Semantic Range

proper name of a location, established settlement, possibly fortified site

Root / Etymology

The word derives from the root כּוּן (kun), meaning 'to be firm, established, prepared.' The placename is likely a toponym reflecting the site's durability or establishment, though the specific formation as a proper noun is unique.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name כּוּן (Kun) appears once in the Hebrew Bible (1 Chronicles 18:8) as a city or locality in Aram (Syria) from which King David took bronze. The parallel in 2 Samuel 8:8 gives the name as 'Betakh.' This indicates variation in ancient textual traditions, making the site’s identification uncertain. Some Septuagint manuscripts and later traditions render or substitute the name with Chun, but there is no clear evidence for the site's location or significance outside its inclusion in these texts. The word כּוּן is not otherwise used in the Tanakh as a place name. English translations often render both Betakh and Kun as place names, but may not convey the nuance of the location's potentially fortified or established status as implied by the root meaning.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

probably from כּוּן; established; Kun, a place in Syria; Chun.

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Root Family

כון (k-w-n) — firmness, establishment, preparation, setting up

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3078 יְהוֹיָכִין YHWH establishes
H3112 יוֹיָכִין Yahweh establishes
H3199 יָכִין to He-Establishes
H3200 יָכִינִי the Yakinite
H3204 יְכׇנְיָה Yah Establishes

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3560-01 וּ/מִ/כּוּן֙ umikun HC/R/Np from Cun and from Firm-Settlement 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3560-01 1 Chronicles 18:8 וּ/מִ/כּוּן֙ umikun HC/R/Np from Cun and from Firm-Settlement
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