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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 taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth it with fire, and grindeth until it is small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:8 - the people have turned aside and gathered it, and ground it with millstones, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:21 - and your sin, which ye have made -- the calf -- I have taken, and I burn it with fire, and beat it, grinding well till that it is small as dust, and I cast its dust unto the brook which is going down out of the mount.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:21 - And the Philistines seize him, and pick out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza, and bind him with two brazen fetters; and he is grinding in the prison-house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:10 - Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:15 - What -- to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.' An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:2 - Take millstones, and grind flour, Remove thy veil, draw up the skirt, Uncover the leg, pass over the floods.
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