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תָּכַן

ta.khan · to measure

Hebrew · Strong's H8505 · Verb · Sounds like: taw-kan' · 18 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[תָּכַן] vb. regulate, measure, estimate
Qal estimate
Niph.
1. by him are actions estimated.
2. be adjusted to the standard, i.e. right, equitable
Pi. mete out
Pu. the silver which was measured out.

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Samuel 2:3 נִתְכְּנ֖וּ nit.ke.Nu · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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