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Strong's H4349 מָכוֹן (makon)

Makon means “foundation” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4349 — proskope (“offence”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4349
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 7

Strong's H4349 Quick Answer

Strong's H4349 מָכוֹן (makown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. makown (maw-kone') n-m. 1. (properly) a fixture, i.e. a basis 2. (generally) a place It has 17 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include place, habitation, and foundations. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
makown (maw-kone') n-m. 1. (properly) a fixture, i.e. a basis 2. (generally) a place
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
place, habitation, and foundations

Meaning and Definition

makown (maw-kone') n-m. 1. (properly) a fixture, i.e. a basis 2. (generally) a place 3. (especially) an abode [from H3559] KJV: foundation, habitation, (dwelling-, settled) place. Root(s): H3559

Original Word
מָכוֹן
Transliteration
makown
Derivation
Root: כון First root strongs: 3559
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4349. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4349 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render makown, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

place Exodus 15:17 14× habitation Psalms 89:14 foundations Psalms 104:5

How Strong's H4349 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4349 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4349 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 15:17 KJV

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.

1 Kings 8:13 KJV

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

1 Kings 8:39 KJV

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4349.

Exodus 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which thy hands have established.
1 Kings 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
1 Kings 8:39 Old Testament, KJV
Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
1 Kings 8:43 Old Testament, KJV
Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
1 Kings 8:49 Old Testament, KJV
Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
2 Chronicles 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
2 Chronicles 6:30 Old Testament, KJV
Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
2 Chronicles 6:33 Old Testament, KJV
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
2 Chronicles 6:39 Old Testament, KJV
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
Ezra 2:68 Old Testament, KJV
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
Psalms 33:14 Old Testament, KJV
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
Psalms 89:14 Old Testament, KJV
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Psalms 97:2 Old Testament, KJV
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Psalms 104:5 Old Testament, KJV
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Isaiah 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Isaiah 18:4 Old Testament, KJV
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Daniel 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4349, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4349 FAQ

What does makon (מָכוֹן) mean?

Makon (Strong's H4349) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "foundation". makown (maw-kone') n-m. 1. (properly) a fixture, i.e. a basis 2. (generally) a place

How many times is makon (מָכוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H4349 across 7 books.

Where can I study makon (מָכוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4349 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate makon (מָכוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as place, habitation, and foundations. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.