Lexical Definition
טָחַן ṭâchan (taw-khan') to grind H:V
a primitive root
grind(-er).
- to grind meal
- hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)
1) (Qal) to grind, crush
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תִּטְחָ֑נוּ | you grind | Isa.3.15 |
| תִּטְחַ֣ן | let her grind | Job.31.10 |
| טוֹחֵ֖ן | grinding | Judg.16.21 |
| טָחוֹן֙ | grinding | Deut.9.21 |
| וַיִּטְחַ֖ן | and he ground | Exod.32.20 |
| וְטָחֲנ֣וּ | and they ground | Num.11.8 |
| וְטַ֣חֲנִי | and grind | Isa.47.2 |
| הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ | the grinders | Eccl.12.3 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[טָחַן] verb grind (Late Hebrew crush, olives, etc.; Aramaic 
טְחַן grind; Arabic 
grind; Ethiopic 
: polenta, farina bordacea) —
Qal Perfect וְטָֽחֲנוּ Num 11:8 Imperfect וַיִּטְחַן Exod 32:20 3 feminine singular תִּטְחַן Job 31:10 2 masculine plural תִּטְחָ֑נוּ Isa 3:15 Infinitive absolute טָחוֺן Deut 9:21 Imperative feminine singular טַחֲנִי Isa 47:2 Participle טוֺחֵן Judg 16:21 טֹחֲנוֺת Eccl 12:3 — grind, the work of women, with accusative, with millstones רֵחַיִם Num 11:8 (J E; object the manna), Isa 47:2 (object קָ֑מַח), this figurative of humiliation of Babylon; absolute Judg 16:21 תטחן לאחר אשׁתי Job 31:10, i.e. serve him as his slave; no object expressed Exod 32:20 (E), Deut 9:21 (of golden calf); הַטֹּחֲנוֺת Eccl 12:3 = the teeth (compare Arabic 
molar teeth; so in Lexicons Syriac 
, 
); ׳פְּנֵי עֲנִיִּים ט Isa 3:15 the face of the poor ye grind, figurative of extreme oppression.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 32:20 |
| Numbers | 11:8 |
| Deuteronomy | 9:21 |
| Judges | 16:21 |
| Job | 31:10 |
| Ecclesiastes | 12:3 |
| Isaiah | 3:15 · 47:2 |