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Lexicon :: Strong's H8505 - tāḵan

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תָּכַן
Transliteration
tāḵan
Pronunciation
taw-kan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2511

Strong’s Definitions

תָּכַן tâkan, taw-kan'; a primitive root; to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment, estimate, test):—bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H8505 in the following manner: equal (7x), weigh (3x), pondereth (2x), unequal (2x), directed (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H8505 in the following manner: equal (7x), weigh (3x), pondereth (2x), unequal (2x), directed (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

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

    1. (Qal) estimate (participle)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be estimated

      2. to be made even or right, be adjusted to the standard

    3. (Piel) to weigh out, mete out

    4. (Pual)

      1. to be weighed out, be measured out

      2. measured out (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּכַן tâkan, taw-kan'; a primitive root; to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment, estimate, test):—bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.
STRONGS H8505: Abbreviations
† [תָּכַן] verb regulate, measure, estimate (compare Aramaic Pa. תַּכֵּן (rare) prepare (= הֵכִין, כּוֺנֵן); according to RySyn. 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.
1. Perfect 3rd person 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), 3rd person masculine singular יִתָּכֵן Ezekiel 18:25 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 18:29 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:17 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:20; 3rd person masculine plural יִתָּֽכְנוּ Ezekiel 18:29, יִתָּכֵ֑נוּ Ezekiel 18:25.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person 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); 1st person singular תִּכַּ֫נְתִּי עַמּוּדֶיהָ Psalm 75:4 I regulate (or adjust) her pillars (i.e. of earth).
Pu. Participle הַכֶּסֶף הַמְּתֻכָּן 2 Kings 12:12 the silver which was measured out.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

2:3

2 Kings

12:12

Job

28:25

Psalms

75:4

Proverbs

16:2; 21:2; 24:12

Isaiah

40:12; 40:13

Ezekiel

18:25; 18:25; 18:29; 18:29; 33:17; 33:20

H8505

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Strong's Number H8505 matches the Hebrew תָּכַן (tāḵan),
which occurs 18 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:3 - nolite multiplicare loqui sublimia gloriantes recedant vetera de ore vestro quoniam Deus scientiarum Dominus est et ipsi praeparantur cogitationes

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - et dabant eam iuxta numerum atque mensuram in manu eorum qui praeerant cementariis domus Domini qui inpendebant eam in fabris lignorum et in cementariis his qui operabantur in domo Domini

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:25 - qui fecit ventis pondus et aquas adpendit mensura

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:3 - [Vulgate 74:4] dissolvetur terra cum omnibus habitatoribus suis ego adpendi columnas eius semper

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2 - omnes viae hominum patent oculis eius spirituum ponderator est Dominus

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 - omnis via viri recta sibi videtur adpendit autem corda Dominus

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 - si dixeris vires non suppetunt qui inspector est cordis ipse intellegit et servatorem animae tuae nihil fallit reddetque homini iuxta opera sua

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - quis mensus est pugillo aquas et caelos palmo ponderavit quis adpendit tribus digitis molem terrae et libravit in pondere montes et colles in statera

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:13 - quis adiuvit spiritum Domini aut quis consiliarius eius fuit et ostendit illi

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - et dixistis non est aequa via Domini audite domus Israhel numquid via mea non est aequa et non magis viae vestrae pravae sunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:29 - et dicunt filii Israhel non est aequa via Domini numquid viae meae non sunt aequae domus Israhel et non magis viae vestrae pravae

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:17 - et dixerunt filii populi tui non est aequi ponderis via Domini et ipsorum via iniusta est

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:20 - et dicitis non est recta via Domini unumquemque iuxta vias suas iudicabo de vobis domus Israhel
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