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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 - Don't keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - They would then hand over the silver that had been weighed to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD's temple. They hired carpenters and builders to work on the LORD's temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:25 - When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 75:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:3 - When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2 - All a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 - All of a person's ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates the motives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 - If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:12 - Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand, or carefully measured the sky, or carefully weighed the soil of the earth, or weighed the mountains in a balance, or the hills on scales?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:13 - Who comprehends the mind of the LORD, or gives him instruction as his counselor?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:25 - "Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:29 - Yet the house of Israel says, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:17 - "Yet your people say, 'The behavior of the Lord is not right,' when it is their behavior that is not right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:20 - Yet you say, 'The behavior of the Lord is not right.' House of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his behavior."
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