Words the Bible translates as establish
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 12 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- histēmiἵστημιto set, to place: to make someone or something stand in a position, and so to set up, present, appoint, or establish it
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- to stand: to be on one's feet, to be positioned somewhere, or to hold one's ground
- qumקוּםto rise up, stand, and stay standing, and to raise up or make something stand, the whole arc from getting to one's feet to bringing a covenant or kingdom into lasting force
- amadעָמַדto stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
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- to remain: to keep standing over time, and so to last, to hold one's ground, or to be valid rather than fall
- to arise: to come onto the scene and take one's place, as a king coming to power
- to set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
- banahבָּנָהto build: to raise a structure out of parts and materials, and so to establish something meant to stand.
- kunכּוּןto be firm or to make firm: to be set solidly in place and lasting, or to set something solidly in place so it stands, endures, and is ready for its purpose.
- stērizōστηρίζωto make firm and fixed: to set something solidly in place, and so to steady a person so that they hold firm
- nataנָטַעto plant: to drive a tree, vine, or seedling into the ground so it takes root and grows
- yasadיָסַדto lay the foundation of something, and so to set it up firmly and make it last
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- to take counsel together against someone; to band together and plot
- qumקוּםto stand or rise, and to make something stand: to get to one's feet or come on the scene, and to set up, appoint, or firmly establish
- yatsagיָצַגto set something down in a chosen place: to put, station, or present it there deliberately
- bebaioōβεβαιόωto make firm: to back a thing or a person so that it will hold up when it is tested
- prokuroomaiπροκυρόομαιto establishnot studied yet
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