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Lexicon :: Strong's H8626 - tāqan

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תָּקַן
Transliteration
tāqan
Pronunciation
taw-kan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2540

Strong’s Definitions

תָּקַן tâqan, taw-kan'; a primitive root; to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose:—set in order, make straight.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H8626 in the following manner: make straight (2x), set in order (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H8626 in the following manner: make straight (2x), set in order (1x).
  1. to equalise, make straight, become straight

    1. (Qal) to become straight

    2. (Piel) to make straight, put straight, arrange in order, set in order

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תָּקַן tâqan, taw-kan'; a primitive root; to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose:—set in order, make straight.
STRONGS H8626: Abbreviations
† [תָּקַן] verb become straight (Late Hebrew תִּקֵּן arrange, put right; Ecclus 47:9 תיקן set in order; Assyrian takânu, be well ordered, especially Pi. as Late Hebrew; Aramaic bdb107501 be established, firm, Pa. bdb107502, תֵּקֵּין fix, arrange, prepare, etc.; Palmyrene Pa. erect); —
Qal Infinitive construct לִתְקֹן Ecclesiastes 1:15 (opposed to מְעֻוָּת bent).
Pi. Infinitive construct לְתַקֵּן Ecclesiastes 7:13 make straight (opposed to עִוָּה); Perfect 3rd person masculine singular תִּקֵּן Ecclesiastes 12:9 put straight, arrange in order (proverbs).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8627.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ecclesiastes

1:15; 7:13; 12:9

H8626

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8626 matches the Hebrew תָּקַן (tāqan),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:15 - What is crooked cannot be made straight,
and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:13 - Consider the work of God:
who can make straight what he has made crooked?
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.
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