ma.khon denotes an established place or base, especially for a dwelling, the earth, or a throne.

The term most often marks an established place associated with a dwelling or sanctuary; it also denotes a structural base for the earth or a sanctuary, and appears in throne imagery as the basis named alongside righteousness and justice.

1. Established place for dwelling or sanctuary · dominant

   Construct forms are repeatedly joined to a dwelling: in 1 Kings 8:39 the APB renders the clause "in heaven, the foundation of your dwelling," and the same prayer setting recurs in 1 Kings 8:43 and 1 Kings 8:49. In Exodus 15:17, the absolute form occurs in a clause about a place made for dwelling, while Psalm 33:14 locates divine gazing from the dwelling's established place.

   1 Kings 8:391 Kings 8:431 Kings 8:492 Chronicles 6:30Exodus 15:17Psalm 33:14
2. Structural base of a built or created thing · common

   In Ezra 2:68, the construct form occurs where offerings are made to reestablish the house of God "on its foundation." Daniel 8:11 names the sanctuary's base as overthrown, and Psalm 104:5 uses a plural construct form in the statement that the earth was founded upon its foundations.

   Ezra 2:68Daniel 8:11Psalm 104:5Isaiah 4:5
3. Basis in throne imagery · occasional

   In Psalm 97:2, the construct form stands in the clause that the APB renders "righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne." Psalm 89:15 also has a singular construct form, though the supplied translation does not isolate its contribution.

   Psalm 97:2Psalm 89:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often uses "foundation," especially in dwelling, sanctuary, earth, and throne clauses; Exodus 15:17 instead presents a "place" made for dwelling. These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.