←
kwn (a/u) vb. to be firm
GDCDtCtLPLPLLt
Gpəˁalto be correct, firm2 senses▶
1
to be correct, firm
Syr
AphDiatess1990 78:10↗ ܐܠܐ ܟܘܢܘ ܘܐܪܬܘ‏ : rather do the right thing and admonish
(1)
to quiet down, settle
Man
JohnBook 165:11↗ kun namrus urugzik nikun ˁlik : calm down PN and let your anger grow calm for you
2
to happen, to occur naturally
Syr
ESHaer 20:23↗ ܠܐ ܟܝ ܓܕܫ ܕܢ݂ܟܘܢ | ܘܢܘܠܕ ܒܚܕ ܨܠܡܐ܂ ܐܝܟܢ ܕܟ݁ܢ ܘܐܘܠܕ | ܣ̈ܡܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ‏ : so it did not occur that (fate) would happen to beget a single (i.e. same) image the way that it happened to beget blind ones in all ages ; Narsai 2Sy 208:5 ܬܡܗܘ ܒܲܟܝܵܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܕܟ݂ܵܢܘ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ‏ : they were amazed at the natures that suddenly were instantiated
(1)
to coincide, to occur at the same time as something
Syr
GeZA8 8:19 ܐܢ ܒܫ̈ܬܐ ܒܢܝܣܢ ܟܝ݁ܢܐ ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܝܛ܊ ܕܓܝܓܠܐ‏ : if the fourteenth (day) of the lunar cycle falls on the sixth of Nisan in the 19th year of the (Metonic) cycle
Dpaˁˁelkayyen: to establish as correct2 senses▶
1
kayyen: to establish as correct
Syr
ESSerm4 36:9 ܟܡܐ ܕܬܣܒ ܛܥܢܗ݀ ܕܬܟܝܢܝܗ݀ ܡܡܥܣ ܗܘ ܡ݁ܥܣ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ‏ : the more you pick up its load to correct it, you just make it worse
(1)
p.p. : see s.v. mkyn adj.
Syr
(2)
to make fit properly
Syr
Geop 117:22↗ ܘܟܝܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܗ݀ܘ ܚܪܘܪܐ ܘܩܘܫ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܛܒܐܝܬ ܒܚܪܘܪܐ‏ : fit it just where that hole is and pound on it so that it goes well into the hole
2
kawwen
(1)
to correct, reprove
CPA, Syr
Lag(374) John8:46↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܟܘܢ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܛܒ ܣܟܠܐ‏ : who of you is correcting me concerning sin? ; P Job6:25↗ ܘܡ݁ܢ ܕܡܟܘܢ ܘܡ݁ܟܣ ܡܢܟܘܢ‏ ; IITim4:2↗ ܐܲܟܸ݁ܣ ܘܟ݂ܲܘܸܢ‏
(2)
to do something intentionally or exactly
Gal, JBA
PTŠab 17.b:42[2]↗ אילו הוינן אנא ואת עלין בחד תרע דילמא הוינן יכלין מכוונה‏ : if you and I were entering a single doorway would we be able to do it exactly (i.e. evenly? at the same moment?) ; BT Yom 39a(19)↗ כי היכי דלא ניכוין ונישקול‏ : so that he should not intentionally take (a particular lot) ; BT Ket 20a(32)↗ גבי דידיה מצי מיכוון, גבי אחר לא מצי מיכוון‏ : he can be precise with his own (signature); with another he cannot imitate precisely ; BT BB 128a(16)↗ איפשר דמכוין מצרנהא‏ : it is possible for him to describe its [i.e. the field's] borders exactly
(1)
to turn in a direction
Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
QumNJ 554:1:1:10↗ וכלהון מכונין דן [٠٠٠‏ ; TgJ 1K10:18tos↗ תריסר נישרין דדהבא מכוונין אילין לקביל אילין‏ : twelve golden raptors turned toward each other ; TN Num34:10↗ ותכוונון לכון לתחום מדינחה‏ : you should turn toward the east region ; TgIIChron 6:2↗ מכוון כל קבל כורסי בית מותבך דבשמיא‏ : facing the throne in Your dwelling place in heaven
(1)
p.p. : aligned, aimed
Gal, JBA
KohR[1]15:3(35)↗ והיא מכוונה כל קביל תרעא מציעאה דכנישתא עתיק<ת>א דסרונגא‏ : it is aligned facing the middle gate of the old synagogue of GN ; BT Yom 28b(21)↗ הוו משחרי משום דמכוני‏ : (the walls) became dark because they were lined up (to the cardinal points)
(2)
to direct, guide with intention
Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA
GT G Exod20:1↗ בְּטוֹרַא כִיוֵן לִבְבֵיה בִשבַחַא‏ : on the mountain he directed his mind with praise ; Marqe 1.:808↗ ויהי מכון ארבע יומים‏ : [the sacrificial lamb] should be guided for four days ; BT Ber 55b(34)↗ וניכוין דעתיה וניסק בהדי כהני‏ : he should direct his mind and finish (the prayer) together with the priests ; PJ Num21:9↗ ומכוין ליביה‏
(1)
to prepare
Sam
SamTgJ Num23:1↗ וכבן לי בדן שבעה פרים ושבעה דכרים‏ : prepare [Heb.: והכן] seven oxen and seven rams for me here
(3)
to appoint as
Sam
SamTgJ Gen24:44↗ היא אתתה דכבן יהוה לבר רבי‏ : she is the wife whom the Lord has intended for my master's son
Cˀafˁelto establish, erect2 senses▶
1
to establish, erect
Hatran, Syr
H 6:.1↗ ˀkyn knzyw br ˀbw
(1)
to create
Syr
LawsCoun.4.11↗ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܟܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ܃ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܣܟܠܘ‏ : why did He not create men so that they could not do wrong? ; JulSok 159(76):14↗ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܠܡ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܐܟܝܢܘܗ݀ ܠܡ ܠܒܪܝܬܐ݂‏ : those gods who established creation
2
אַכוִין : to go in a direction
JLAtg
TgJ 1Sam6:12↗ וְאַכוִינָא תוֹרָתָא בְאוֹרחָא‏ : †
(1)
to be turned in a direction
JLAtg
TgO Ex26:24↗ וִיהוֹן מְכִונִין"מַכוְנִין" מִלְרַע וְכַחדָא יְהוֹן מְכִונִין"מַכוְנִין" עַל רֵישֵיהוֹן‏ : they should be turned downward and be turned together on their tops ; TgJ 1Sam6:12↗ וְאַכוִינָא תוֹרָתָא בְאוֹרחָא עָל אוֹרַח בֵית שַמַש‏ : the cows turned on the road in the direction of GN ; TgJ Ez1:9↗ מַכוְנָן חֲדָא לִקבֵיל חֲדָא גַפֵיהוֹן לָא מִתחַזרָן בְמֵיזַלהוֹן‏ : turned one facing the other their wings do not rotate as they move along
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalˀeṯkayyan2 senses▶
1
ˀeṯkayyan
(1)
to be made, to be established
Syr
Bhchr 590:4↗ ܫܝܢܐ ܕܐܬܟܲܝܲܢ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ‏ : the peace that had been established between them ; ES1 127:37 ܡܢ ܐܣܛܘܟܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܩܕܐ ܘܩܠܝܠܐ ܕܐܐܪ ܡܸܬܟܲܝܢܝܢ‏ : they are made of of this pure and light element of air
(1)
to be found, be positioned
Syr
BHNom 194:20↗ ܐܢ ܒܲܛܢܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܟܲܝܲܢ‏ : should pregnancy (of a purchased maidservant) be found ; Kays 194:2↗ ܐܡ݂ܬܝ ܕܡ݂ܬܟܝܢܝܢ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ݂ܗܘܢ ܫܡ݂ܫܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܒܣܘܢܢܕܘ݁ܣ܃ ܗ݀ܘܝܐ ܐܩܠܦܣܝܣ ܕܫܡܫܐ‏ : when the sun and the moon are positioned in conjunction at one of them, a solar eclipse occurs ; IshPs 21(17)↗ ܐܝܟ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܗܝܕܝܟ ܡܬܟܝܢܝܢ ܐܬܠܝܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ‏
(2)
to coincide, be aligned
Syr
GeZA8 10:1 ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܟܝܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܒܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܢܐ‏ : whenever the 14th of the monthly cycle (of Nisan) would fall on Palm Sunday ; IshPs 21(17)↗ ܗܝܕܝܟ ܡܬܟܝܢܝܢ ܐܬܠܝܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ‏ : at that time the eclipse dragon and the moon coincide
(3)
to be ascribed
Syr
LSt.61:2↗ ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܘܗ݀ܘ ܡܐ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܟܝܢ‏ : physicians and that which is ascribed to them
2
ˀeṯkawwan
(1)
to be corrected, taught a lesson
CPA, Syr, LJLA
Addai.46.2↗ ܘܗ݂ܢܘܢ݂ ܢܬܟ݁ܘܢܘܢ܂ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܗܘ݂ܘ ܡܬ݁ܕܒܪܝܢ ܒܨܒܝܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ‏ : they should be corrected so that they never again behave according to their own desire ; JS_Elijah 4:344↗ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܫܼܝܢ ܕܲܒܩܲܕܡܵܝܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬܟܲܘܲܢ‏ : the chief of fifty who had not learned the lesson of the first ; PJ Gen3:15↗ תהוי מתכוו{י}ן ונכית יתהון בעיקביהון‏ : you will be corrected and it will bite you on your heels
(2)
to be directed, turned to, aimed
JLAtg, PTA, LJLA
TgJ Jos18:14↗ וְתָאַר"ויסחר"ויתכוון" תְחוּמָא וֻמִסתְחַר לְרוּחַ מַערְבָא‏ ; TN Gen3:15↗ תהוי מתכוין ונכת יתיה בעקבה‏ : you will take aim and bite him on his heel ; TgPs141:2↗ תתכוון צלותי היך קטורת בוסמין קדמך‏ : may my prayer be directed to You like spiced incense
(1)
to do deliberately, intend to do
Gal, PTA, JBA, LJLA
PTShvi 35.a:56[2]↗ לא אתכוון משמדתון ולא אתכוון אלא מיכול פיתא חמימא‏ : he did not intend to convert them but only intended to eat some warm bread ; FTV Num22:30↗ המתכוונא איתכוונת למעבד לך כד{ו}<י>ן‏ : did I actually intend to do like that to you? ; BT Qid 81b(16)↗ אנא מיהא לאיסורא איכווני‏ : in any case I was intent on a prohibited act ; PJ Gen26:35↗ ומתכוונן לאמרדא בעובדיהון בישיא ליצחק ולרבקה‏ : through their bad actions they were intending to make Isaac and Rebekah rebel ; PJ Num35:20↗ ואין ביסנא הדף ואתכוון ודחייה ٠٠٠ בכוונות ליבא‏ : if he shoved with enmity and pushed him intentionally
(1)
to be prepared
Sam
SamTgJ Ex8:22↗ לא נתכבן למעבד כן‏ : we are not prepared to do so
(3)
to be established
Sam
(1)
to be appropriate, to be right
Sam
Ctˀettafˁalto be created2 senses▶
1
to be created
Syr
BHCandBak [79]:4 ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܪܒܥ ܐܸܬܬܟܝܼܢ‏ : (the firmament) was created from some of these four (elements) ; JEhCh 119a:23 ܛܥܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܗ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܐܬܬܟܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ‏ : the various tasty things that were created in the world
2
to be set firmly
LJLA
TgProv25:5↗ יתכן בצדקותא כורסיה‏
(1)
to be prepared
JBA
BT Ḥul 14a(11)↗ כיון דלא איתכן מאיתמל‏ : since it had not been prepared previously
Lpolel, pay/wcel, pālelto erect, establish2 senses▶
1
to erect, establish
OAMesop, Sam, Man
Fakh.10↗ knn | wyhb | lh : he erected it and gave it to him ; Fakh.11↗ lknnh | ḥds | wšmym | lšm | bh : let him erect it anew and put my name on it ; GY 272:11↗ mkanan umatna : established and placed
2
to establish
Sam
PLPLpalpelto establish, prepare1 sense▶
to establish, prepare
Sam
561012.0386↗ דכונני בקרב יוכבד‏ : who established me in Yochebed's womb
Ltethpolal, ethpay/wcel, ethpālalto be stablished2 senses▶
1
to be stablished
Sam, Man
GY 35:2↗ lguṭ zauẖ uˁtkanan : take a wife and become established
2
to be set up
Sam
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NB: Split into two verbs in the D stem: kayyen and kawwen, and in the C the waw may be vocalic or consonantal, in both cases with lexical distinction; see note. In Sam. often spelled כבן .
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Note that PSm distinguishes between two verbs: middle weak "to exist" and consonantal waw "to be upright" as a denominative of kˀn adj. "just".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 608[321]DJPA: 252bDJBA: 563bJastrow: 622Drower/Macuch: 207b, 219a, 219bJ. Payne-Smith: 209fLevy Ch-W: 1:357Tal Sam: 382DNWSI: 494Audo: 1:456DCPA[Schulthess]: 176[91]BarBahlul: 1093:15Qumran: 112

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