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H8505

תָּכַן

tâkan · taw-kan'

to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)

Lexicon

Derivation: a primitive root;

to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)

  1. to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension)
  2. figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.

Letters

ת
Tav
כ
Kaf
נ
Nun
  1. תTav400

    Picture: a crossed mark

    Concrete
    mark · sign · cross · signature
    Extended
    a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
  2. כKaf20

    Picture: open palm

    Concrete
    palm · open hand · sole of the foot
    Extended
    to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
  3. נNun50

    Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water

    Concrete
    seed · sprout · fish · offspring
    Extended
    life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the mark, the covenant sign › the open hand that covers › the seed, life continuing

The mark, the covenant sign of the open hand that covers of the seed, life continuing.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תָּכַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

18 occurrences · 18 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • is not equal5 · 28%
  • equal2 · 11%
  • unequal2 · 11%
  • are weighed1 · 6%
  • being told1 · 6%
  • and he weigheth1 · 6%
  • i bear up1 · 6%
  • weigheth1 · 6%
  • pondereth1 · 6%
  • it not; doth not he that pondereth1 · 6%
  • and meted out1 · 6%
  • who hath directed1 · 6%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

יִתָּכֵ֖ן4וְתֹכֵ֖ן2יִתָּכֵֽן׃2תִכַּ֖נְתִּי1יִתָּכֵ֔ן1תִכֵּ֥ן1נִתְכְּנ֖וּ1יִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃1יִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙1תִּכֵּ֥ן1תִּכֵּ֔ן1הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance