This noun appears in Job 12:5, a notoriously difficult verse. Traditional readings take it from the root kun (to establish/prepare), meaning something like 'prepared (destruction)' or 'ready (disaster).' Job describes how the comfortable despise those facing calamity—trouble 'prepared' for the stumbling. Some scholars (Schultens, Delitzsch, Budde) suggest instead reading it as 'blow' or 'stroke,' though this is speculative. The semantic territory involves readiness or preparation for calamity, fitting Job's theme of the righteous suffering while the wicked prosper.