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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 -

“Do not multiply speaking so very proudly;

Let arrogance not come out of your mouth;

For Yahweh is a God of knowledge,

And with Him actions are weighed H8505.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - And they gave the money, which was weighed H8505 out, into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and they [fn]paid it out to the craftsmen of wood and the builders who worked on the house of Yahweh;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:25 -

“When He set weight to the wind

And meted H8505 out the waters by measure,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:3 -

“The earth and all who dwell in it [fn]melt;

It is I who have firmly H8505 set H8505 its pillars. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:2

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All the ways of a man are pure in his own sight,

But Yahweh weighs H8505 the [fn]motives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:2

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Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,

But Yahweh weighs H8505 the hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 -

If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”

Does not He who weighs H8505 the hearts understand?

And does not He who guards your soul know?

And will not He [fn]render to man according to his work?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 -

Who has measured the [fn]waters in the hollow of His hand,

And [fn]encompassed H8505 the heavens by the [fn]span,

And [fn]calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,

And weighed the mountains in a balance

And the hills in a pair of scales?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:13 -

Who has [fn]encompassed H8505 the Spirit of Yahweh,

Or as His counselor has informed Him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right H8505.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right H8505? Is it not your ways that are not right H8505?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:29 - “But the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not right H8505.’ Are My ways not right H8505, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not right H8505?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:17

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“Yet the sons of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right H8505,’ when it is their own way that is not right H8505.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:20 - “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right H8505.’ O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways.”
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