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Strong's #8505 - תָּכַן

Transliteration
tâkan
Phonetics
taw-kan'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
Verb
TWOT
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to regulate, measure, estimate, ponder, balance, make even, level, weigh, be equal, be weighed out, test, prove

1a) (Qal) estimate (participle)

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be estimated

1b2) to be made even or right, be adjusted to the standard

1c) (Piel) to weigh out, mete out

1d) (Pual)

1d1) to be weighed out, be measured out

1d2) measured out (participle)

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 2090 ‑ ἑτοιμάζω (het‑oy‑mad'‑zo);  2112 ‑ εὐθέως (yoo‑theh'‑oce);  2117 ‑ εὐθύς (yoo‑thoos');  4732 ‑ στερεόω (ster‑eh‑o'‑o);  2720 ‑ κατευθύνω (kat‑yoo‑thoo'‑no);  1097 ‑ γινώσκω (ghin‑oce'‑ko);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (18)
1 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 9
NAS (20)
1 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Job 1
Psalms 2
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 3
Ezekiel 9
HCS (18)
1 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 9
BSB (18)
1 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 9
ESV (17)
1 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 9
WEB (18)
1 Samuel 1
2 Kings 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 3
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 9
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2893) nkt (תכנ TKN) AC: Weigh CO: Measure AB: Sum

V) nkt (תכנ TKN) - Weigh: To measure out by weight. KJV (18): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Pual, Piel, Participle) equal, weigh, ponder, unequal, direct, meter - Strongs: H8505 (תָּכַן)

Nf4) tinkt (תכנית TKNYT) - Sum: An amount weighted out. KJV (2): sum, pattern - Strongs: H8508 (תָּכְנִית)

df1) enfkt (תכונה TKWNH) - Treasure: As weighed out. KJV (2): fashion, store - Strongs: H8498 (תְּכוּנָה)

gm) nkft (תוכנ TWKN) - Measure: An amount weighted out. KJV (2): tale, measure - Strongs: H8506 (תֹּכֶן)

acf2) tnfktm (מתכונת MTKWNT) - Sum: An amount weighted out. KJV (5): tale - Strongs: H4971 (מַתְכֻנֶת)

adf2) tnfktm (מתכונת MTKWNT) - Measure: An amount weighted out. KJV (5): composition, state, measure - Strongs: H4971 (מַתְכֻנֶת)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 [תָּכַן] verb regulate, measure, estimate (compare Aramaic Pa`el תַּכֵּן (rare) prepare (= הֵכִין, כּוֺנֵן); according to Ry Syn. d. Wahren u. Guten 33 a secondary √ from כון); —

Qal Participle estimate, figurative: ׳וְתֹכֵן רוּחוֺת י Proverbs 16:2, so (לִבּוֺת) Proverbs 21:2; Proverbs 24:12.

Niph`al 1. Perfect 3 plural נִתְכְּנוּ עֲלִלוֺת [לוֺ] וְלֹא 1 Samuel 2:3 by him (׳י) are actions estimated

2 Imperfect, be adjusted to the standard, i.e. right, equitable: subject דֶרֶח (of ׳י and of Israel), 3 masculine singular יִתָּכֵן Ezekiel 18:25 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 18:29 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:17 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:20; 3 masculine plural יִתָּֽכְנוּ Ezekiel 18:29, יִתָּכֵ֑נוּ Ezekiel 18:25.

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular: mete out, מַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה Job 28:25; ׳וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת ת Isaiah 40:12 ("" מדד, כול); ׳אֶתרֿוּחַ י׳מִי ת Isaiah 40:13 (see

Qal; read possibly הֵבִין or הֵכִין); 1 singular תִּכַּ֫נְתִּי עַמּוּדֶיהָ Psalm 75:4 I regulate (or adjust) her pillars (i.e. of earth).

Pu`al Participle הַכֶּסֶף הַמְּתֻכָּן 2 Kings 12:12 the silver which was measured out.


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

תָּכַן

(1) pr. to make even, to level (kindred to תָּקַן). See Niphal.

(2) to poise, to weigh (from the equilibrium of the balance); metaph. to prove, try, examine, Proverbs 16:2, תֹּכֵן רוּחוֹת יְהֹוָה “Jehovah proves the spirits;” Proverbs 21:2, 24:12.

Niphal, prop. to be levelled, made even, as a way; figuratively, to be right, as a course of acting (compare יָשַׁר), Ezekiel 18:25, 29 Ezekiel 18:29, 33:17, 20 Ezekiel 33:20; 1 Samuel 2:3. Compare תָּכַן.

Piel תִּכֵּן

(1) to weigh, e.g. waters, Job 28:25 hence to prove, to examine Isaiah 40:13.

(2) to measure, Isaiah 40:12, “who hath measured heaven with a span?” in the other member there is מָדָד, שָׁקַל.

(3) to set up, to fix, by a level, Psalms 75:4.

Pual, part. to be weighed out (money), 2 Kings 12:12.

Derivatives, תֹּכֶן, תָּכְנִית, מַתְכֹּנֶת.


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List of Word Forms
הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן המתכן וְתֹכֵ֖ן ותכן יִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙ יִתָּכֵ֔ן יִתָּכֵ֖ן יִתָּכֵֽן׃ יִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃ יתכן יתכן׃ יתכנו יתכנו׃ נִתְכְּנ֖וּ נתכנו תִּכֵּ֔ן תִּכֵּ֥ן תִכֵּ֥ן תִכַּ֖נְתִּי תֹ֘כֵ֤ן תכן תכנתי ham·ṯuk·kān hamtukKan hamṯukkān niṯ·kə·nū nitkeNu niṯkənū ṯik·kan·tî tik·kên ṯik·kên tikKanti ṯikkantî tikKen tikkên ṯikkên ṯō·ḵên toChen ṯōḵên vetoChen wə·ṯō·ḵên wəṯōḵên yit·tā·ḵê·nū yit·tā·ḵên yit·tā·ḵən·nū yittaChen yittachenNu yittaChenu yittāḵên yittāḵənnū yittāḵênū
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