H8498 H8498
arrangement, preparation, fixed place; design, supply, or dwelling
This noun derives from a root meaning 'to establish' or 'arrange,' and it appears with three related senses across three passages. In Ezekiel 43:11, it refers to the arrangement or design of the temple. In Nahum 2:9, it means preparation or supply—'no end to the treasure' (literally 'to the preparation'). In Job 23:3, it designates God's fixed dwelling place—'Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!' The common thread is something established, arranged, or prepared—whether architectural design, stored wealth, or a fixed location.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The semantic range shows related concepts: architectural arrangement (Ezekiel's temple design), stored preparation (Nahum's treasure/supply), and established location (Job's divine dwelling). Spanish translations vary accordingly: 'disposición' (arrangement), 'riqueza' (wealth/treasure), while French offers 'arrangement.' The prepositional usage ('to the preparation,' 'its arrangement') shows the noun functioning in different syntactic contexts, but consistently conveying something fixed, established, or prepared. 2×
AR["لِلْمَخْزُونِ", "وَ-تَرْتِيبَهُ"]·ben["এবং-তার-বিন্যাস", "ভাণ্ডারের"]·DE["[ותכונתו]", "[לתכונה]"]·EN["and-its-design", "to-the-treasure"]·FR["arrangement", "et-arrangement"]·heb["ו-תכונתו", "ל-תכונה"]·HI["और-उसकी-व्यवस्था", "भंडार-का"]·ID["dan-susunannya", "untuk-persiapan,"]·IT["[ותכונתו]", "[לתכונה]"]·jav["kangge-bandha", "lan-susunanipun"]·KO["그리고-그것의-배치", "에게-준비"]·PT["e-seu-arranjo", "para-a-provisião"]·RU["богатству", "и-устройство-его"]·ES["a-la-riqueza", "y-su-disposición"]·SW["na-mpangilio-wake", "wa-akiba"]·TR["hazıneye-o", "ve-düzenini"]·urd["اور-اُس-کا-نقشہ", "خزانے-کی"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† תְּכוּנָה n.f. arrangement, preparation, fixed place;— 1. arrangement, disposition תְּכוּנָתוֹ Ez 43:11, i.e. the arrangement of the house (del. Co with 𝔊 codd.) 2. preparation, וְאֵין קַצֶה לַתְּכוּנָה Na 2:10 and no end to the preparation (i.e. things prepared, supply, store). 3. fixed place, i.e. dwelling-place, of God (= מָכוֹן) תְּכוּנָתוֹ Jb 23:3.