נָכ֥וֹן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נָכ֥וֹן

   na-KHON

   established
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

   na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha

   established before you
3. clause🔊 וּבֵית־דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדְּךָ֖ נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

   u-VET-da-VID av-de-KHA na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha

   and the house of David your servant established before you
4. sentence🔊 וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּ֨ל שִׁמְךָ֤ עַד־עוֹלָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבֵית־דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדְּךָ֖ נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

   ve-ye-a-MEN ve-yig-DAL shim-KHA ad-o-LAM le-MOR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL u-VET-da-VID av-de-KHA na-KHON le-fa-NE-kha

   and may it be established and may it be great your name until forever saying LORD of hosts God of Israel God to Israel or for Israel and the house of David your servant established before you

Exegesis

The final clause ū-veit-Dāwîd ’av-dê-ḵā nakhon lə-fa-nê-ḵā {וּבֵית־דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדְּךָ֖ נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ | ū-veit-dā-wîd ’av-dê-ḵā nā-ḵōn lə-fa-nê-ḵā} ‘and the house of David your servant is established before you’ uses the passive participle nakhon to link David’s dynasty to God’s presence and the construct avdekha to mark loyal relationship. The English renderings preserve the verse’s prayerful tone and confessional proclamation, aligning “let it be established” and “may Your name become great” with formal parallel petitions and “let it be confirmed” and “may Your reputation be honored” in dynamic to reflect Hebrew modal nuance.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 כ-נ-ןk-n-n

“firm, established”

• 🔊 כּוּןkunto be fixed2 Samuel 7:16