H8499 H8499
arrangement, preparation, fixed place, dwelling (noun describing spatial order or established location)
This noun conveys the idea of something arranged, prepared, or established in place. It appears in contexts describing architectural arrangement (Ezekiel's temple), military supplies or stores (Nahum), and God's dwelling place (Job). The root suggests fixity and order—something set firmly in position. In Job 23:3, it parallels 'place' (maqom) and refers to God's dwelling or throne. The word emphasizes stability and established position, whether of physical structures, prepared resources, or divine habitation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Job 23:3, this denotes God's fixed dwelling place or throne, the established location where Job wishes to present his case. The term implies permanence and stability—God's place is not arbitrary but established, paralleling other terms for divine throne or dwelling (makon). The multilingual evidence shows translations opting for 'dwelling' or 'throne,' recognizing the sense of a fixed, authoritative seat. 1×
AR["مَقَرِّهِ"]·ben["তাঁর-আসন"]·DE["[תכונתו]"]·EN["his-dwelling"]·FR["son-תכונתו-lui"]·heb["תכונתו"]·HI["उसका-निवास"]·ID["tempat-kedudukan-Nya"]·IT["suo-dwelling-suo"]·jav["dhampar-Ipun"]·KO["그의-자리에"]·PT["seu-trono."]·RU["престола-Его"]·ES["su-trono."]·SW["makao-yake"]·TR["yerine"]·urd["مسند-اُس-کی"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
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.