Keraia
Lexicon

תָּכַן

ta.khanto measureHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb18 occurrences7 books13 verses

Definition

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

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders תָּכַן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

18 total
  1. 1 Samuel 2:3נִתְכְּנ֖וּ · are weighed
    Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
  2. 2 Kings 12:11הַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ן · the counted
    Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
  3. Job 28:25תִּכֵּ֥ן
    When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
  4. Psalm 75:3תִכַּ֖נְתִּי · who bear up
    When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
  5. Proverbs 16:2וְתֹכֵ֖ן · are weighed out
    All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
  6. Proverbs 21:2וְתֹכֵ֖ן · weighs
    All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
  7. Proverbs 24:12תֹ֘כֵ֤ן · who weighs
    If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
  8. Isaiah 40:12תִּכֵּ֔ן · or marked off
    Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
  9. Isaiah 40:13תִכֵּ֥ן · has directed
    Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
  10. Ezekiel 18:25יִתָּכֵ֖ן · just; יִתָּכֵ֔ן; יִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃
    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  11. Ezekiel 18:29יִתָּכֵ֖ן · just; יִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙; יִתָּכֵֽן׃
    Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
  12. Ezekiel 33:17יִתָּכֵ֖ן · just; יִתָּכֵֽן׃ · just
    Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
  13. Ezekiel 33:20יִתָּכֵ֖ן · just
    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”