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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. Psalms 75:3 תִכַּ֖נְתִּי ti.Kan.ti · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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