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Strong's Number H8505

תָּכַן
takan · taw-kan'
Transliteration:
takan{taw-kan'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
2511
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)
Usage in the KJV:
equal 7, weigh 3, pondereth 2, unequal 2, directed 1, misc 3

Total: 18
Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  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)
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament