(read הָכֵרו , v. D i), Je 10:23 ( v. Gi e), Ez 7:14 ( v. Sm Co and infr. ; see on all Kön i. 468); cstr. הָכִין Is 9:6 +; sf. הֲכִינֹו Na 2:4 Pr 8:2 7; הֲכִינָתּ Je 33: 2; Pt. מֵכִין Je 10:12 + 4 times;—(favourite word in Ch., in various applicatons) 1. establish, set up: a. king (or, one as king) 2 S 5:12 1 K 2:24 1 Ch 14: 2, royal seed ψ 89:5 , kingdom 1 S 13:13 2 S 7:12 = 1 Ch 17:1 1, 1 Ch 28:7 2 Ch 12: 1; 17:5 , throne ψ 103:19 1 Ch 22:10 ; the world תֵּבֵל Je 10:12 = 51:1 5; mts. ψ 65:7 ; heavens Pr 8:27 ; an altar upon ( עַל ) its base Ezr 3:3 . b. God’s faithfulness ψ 89:3 ; heart of humble 10:17 . c. = accomplish, do Je 33:2 ( || עשׂה ), = make Is 40:20 Jb 28:2 7. d. make firm , only inf. abs. , as adv. = firmly הָכֵן Jos 3:1 7; הָכִין 4:3 ( v. supr .) 2. a. fix , so as to be ready, make ready, prepare , a gift Gn 43:25 ( J ), place Ex 23:20 (JE), 2 Ch 3:1 ; c. לְ rei 1 Ch 15:1 , 3 , also ( obj. om.) v 12 ( vid. B e, and Da Synt. § 144), 2 Ch 1:4 ( בַּהֵכִין ), v. Ges § 138 i ); often prepare food, acc. + לְ pers. Jos 1:11 ( D ), ψ 78:20 ; לְ om. Pr 6:8 ; 30:25 ; obj. om. 1 Ch 12:39 2 Ch 35:14 (×2), 15 ; both om. Gn 43:16 ( J ), 1 Ch 9:32 ; prepare a road Dt 19:3 , a sacrifice Zp 1:7 , ambuscades Je 51:12 , one’s work Pr 24:27 , materials for ( לְ ) temple 1 Ch 22:3 , 14 , also v 14b (no לְ ), 29:2 , 3 ; weapons ( c. לְ pers .) 2 Ch 26:14 and (hostile purpose) ψ 7:14 , cf. 57: 7, Is 14:21 prepare slaughter-place for ( לְ ) his children; store-rooms 2 Ch 31:11a , also v 11b ( obj. om.); gallows ( c. לְ pers .) Est 6:4 ; 7:10 ; corn (produce of land) ψ 65:10 ; land v 1 0, so ( = restore ) 68:11 ; persons ( ל ) 2 Ch 35:6 ; fig. of belly preparing deceit Jb 15:35 ; make preparation (for, לְ rei ) 1 Ch 22:5 , and v 5 ( לְ om.); sq. לִבְנֹות 1 Ch 28: 2, c. acc. material + לִבְנֹות 1 K 5:32 1 Ch 29:16 ; without לְ , make ready 1 S 23:22 Na 2: 4; Ez 7:14 (read הָכִינוּ הָכֵן Co , for ה׳ הַכֹּל M T) = make full preparation! make thee ready! Je 46:14 ( לְ dat. Ethiopic), Ez 38:7 ( id. ), 2 Ch 35:4 . b. provide for, provide, furnish Nu 23: 1, 29 ; 29:7 Jos 4:4 (all JE), Jb 27:16 , 17 , food for ( לְ ) raven Jb 38:41 , rain for ( לְ ) earth ψ 147:8 ; 1 Ch 29:19 2 Ch 2:6 ψ 74:16 . 3. direct one’s face towards ( אֶל־ ) Ez 4:3 , 7 ; in moral and spiritual sense, direct one’s step ( צַעֲדֹו ) = order aright , Je 10:23 ( v. supr .), Pr 16:9 , so ( פְּעָמַי ) ψ 119:133 ; הֵכִין דְּרָכָיו לִפְנֵי י׳ אֱלֹהָיו 2 Ch 27: 6, also ( sq. דרכיו only) Pr 21:29 Kt ( Qr יָבִין ); עַל הַהֵכִין הָאֱלֹהִים לָעָם 2 Ch 29:36 that which God had ordered aright for the people (on art. = pron. rel. v.
Ges
§ 138, 3, b
);
sq.
לֵב
Jb 11:13
ψ 78:8
;
+
לְ
,
לֹא הֵכִין לִבֹּו לִדְרֹושׁ אֶת־ר׳
2 Ch 12:14
, so
19:3
;
30:19
;
+
לִדְרֹושׁ אֶת־תֹּורַת י׳
Ezr 7:1
0;
אֶל־י׳ הכין לבב
1 S 7:3
direct the heart towards
י׳
,
1 Ch 29:18
(
י׳
subj.), so (
c.
לֵאלֹהִים
)
2 Ch 20:33
; hence (no
obj.
expr.)
=
give attention
,
sq. inf.
Ju 12:
6.
4.
arrange, order
2 Ch 29:19
(of sacred vessels;
+
הִקְדַּשְׁנוּ
),
35:20
(of temple).
Kön E. König, Heb. Gram. Be E. Bertheau.
Da A. B. Davidson, Hebrew Syntax.