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Lexicon :: Strong's H2912 - ṭāḥan

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טָחַן
Transliteration
ṭāḥan
Pronunciation
taw-khan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 802

Strong’s Definitions

טָחַן ṭâchan, taw-khan'; a primitive root; to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment):—grind(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2912 in the following manner: grind (7x), grinder (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2912 in the following manner: grind (7x), grinder (1x).

  1. (Qal) to grind, crush

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָחַן ṭâchan, taw-khan'; a primitive root; to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment):—grind(-er).
STRONGS H2912: Abbreviations
† [טָחַן] verb grind (Late Hebrew crush, olives, etc.; Aramaic bdb037706 טְחַן grind; Arabic bdb037707 grind; Ethiopic bdb037708: polenta, farina bordacea) —
Qal Perfect וְטָֽחֲנוּ Numbers 11:8; Imperfect וַיִּטְחַן Exodus 32:20; 3rd person feminine singular תִּטְחַן Job 31:10; 2nd person masculine plural תִּטְחָ֑נוּ Isaiah 3:15; Infinitive absolute טָחוֺן Deuteronomy 9:21; Imperative feminine singular טַחֲנִי Isaiah 47:2; Participle טוֺחֵן Judges 16:21; טֹחֲנוֺת Ecclesiastes 12:3; — grind, the work of women, with accusative, with millstones רֵחַיִם Numbers 11:8 (J E; object the manna), Isaiah 47:2 (object קָ֑מַח), this figurative of humiliation of Babylon; absolute Judges 16:21; תטחן לאחר אשׁתי Job 31:10, i.e. serve him as his slave; no object expressed Exodus 32:20 (E), Deuteronomy 9:21 (of golden calf); הַטֹּחֲנוֺת Ecclesiastes 12:3 = the teeth (compare Arabic bdb037709 molar teeth; so in Lexicons Syriac bdb037710, bdb037711); מְּנֵי עֲנִיִּים ט׳ Isaiah 3:15 the face of the poor ye grind, figurative of extreme oppression.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

32:20; 32:20

Numbers

11:8; 11:8

Deuteronomy

9:21; 9:21

Judges

16:21; 16:21

Job

31:10; 31:10

Ecclesiastes

12:3; 12:3

Isaiah

3:15; 3:15; 47:2; 47:2

H2912

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Strong's Number H2912 matches the Hebrew טָחַן (ṭāḥan),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:20 - And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it upon the water, and made the people of Israel drink it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:8 - The people went about and gathered it, and ground it in mills or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:21 - Then I took the sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I threw the dust of it into the brook that descended out of the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze fetters; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:10 - then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look through the windows are dimmed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:15 - What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?" says the Lord GOD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:2 - Take the millstones and grind meal, put off your veil, strip off your robe, uncover your legs, pass through the rivers.
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