מְכוֹנָה, H4350
A fixed base, wheeled stand, or pedestal -- especially the bronze stands for Solomon's temple lavers
Refers to a sturdy base or pedestal designed to hold something in a fixed position. Nearly every occurrence describes the ten ornate wheeled bronze stands Solomon commissioned for the temple lavers (1 Kgs 7:27-43), each elaborately decorated with panels of lions, oxen, and cherubim. The word also designates the base of the altar rebuilt after the exile (Ezra 3:3) and the resting place of the symbolic ephah in Zechariah's vision (Zech 5:11). Spanish 'base' and German 'Stehe' both capture the core idea of a firm support structure. These stands were so prized that Ahaz later stripped them (2 Kgs 16:17) and the Babylonians carried them away as bronze spoil (2 Kgs 25:13, 16; Jer 52:17, 20).
Senses
1. stand, base, pedestal — A fixed stand, base, or pedestal -- predominantly the ten wheeled bronze stands Solomon crafted for the temple lavers (1 Kgs 7:27-43), decorated with engraved panels. Also the foundation for the post-exilic altar (Ezra 3:3) and the resting place for the symbolic ephah in Zechariah's vision (Zech 5:11). The root kun ('to be established') highlights permanence and stability. 24×
AR["الـ-قَاعِدَةِ", "الـ-قَوَاعِدَ", "الـ-قَوَاعِدِ", "الْقَوَاعِدَ", "الْقَوَاعِدِ"]·ben["-বেদি", "-বেদিগুলি", "-বেদিগুলির", "-বেদির", "-ভিতগুলির", "বেদিগুলি", "বেদিগুলির", "মেকোনোত", "মেকোনোতের", "স্ট্যান্ডগুলি"]·DE["[המכנות]", "der-stehe", "der-steht"]·EN["the-stand", "the-stands"]·FR["[המכנות]", "le-se-tient", "le-tiens-toi", "socle"]·heb["ה-מכונה", "ה-מכונות", "ה-מכנות"]·HI["आधार", "आधारों", "आधारों-की", "आधारों-के", "चौकियाँ", "चौकियों", "चौकी", "चौकी-का", "चौकी-की", "चौकी-के", "ह-आधारों"]·ID["alas-alas", "kereta-kereta", "kereta-kereta-itu", "penyangga", "penyangga-penyangga"]·IT["[המכנות]", "i-basamenti", "il-sta"]·jav["ancak", "ancak-ancak", "pangkon", "para-sanggan", "sanggan-sanggan", "tatakan"]·KO["그-받침대들-의", "그-받침대들을", "그-받침들", "그-받침들과", "받침대들을", "받침대들의", "받침대의", "받침들을", "받침들의"]·PT["a-base", "as-bases"]·RU["подставах", "подставками", "подставках", "подставке", "подставки", "подставок"]·ES["la-base", "las-basas", "las-bases"]·SW["kitako", "kumi", "kuyeyusha-moja", "mabega-yake", "na-dhiraa", "vinara", "vishikio-vyake", "vitako", "vitano", "vya-vitako", "ya-kitako"]·TR["araba", "arabaları", "arabaların", "arabanın", "arasaliklari", "arasaliklarin", "kaidelerin", "kürseleri", "kürselerin"]·urd["-ٹھیلیاں", "-ٹھیلیوں-کے", "چوکیوں", "چوکیوں-کے", "چھکڑی کی-", "چھکڑی کے-", "چھکڑی-", "چھکڑیاں-", "چھکڑیوں", "چھکڑیوں کا-", "چھکڑیوں-", "چھکڑیوں-کے"]
1 Kgs 7:27, 1 Kgs 7:27, 1 Kgs 7:28, 1 Kgs 7:30, 1 Kgs 7:32, 1 Kgs 7:34, 1 Kgs 7:34, 1 Kgs 7:35, 1 Kgs 7:35, 1 Kgs 7:37, 1 Kgs 7:38, 1 Kgs 7:38 (+12 more)
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)H3332 2. cast molten metal (18×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
מְכוֹנָה, מְכֹנָה, n.f. fixed resting-place, base;—abs. מ׳ 1 K 7:27 + 5 times; מְכֹנָה 1 K 7:34(×2), 35; sf. מְכֻנָתָהּ Zc 5:11 (Ges§ 27, 3. R. 1); pl. מְכוֹנוֹת Je 27:19, מְכֹנֹת 1 K 7:27 + 12 times; sf. מְכוֹנֹתָ֯ו Ezr 3:3;—base or stand of laver כִּיּוֹר 1 K 7:27(×2) + 13 times 1 K 7, 2 K 16:17; 25:13, 16 = Je 52:17, 20, Je 27:19 2 Ch 4:14(×2); of altar Ezr 3:3; of the symbol. ephah Zc 5:11.