Lexical Definition

‎תָּכַן‎ tâkan (taw-kan') to measure ^H:V
a primitive root

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

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

1) to regulate, measure, estimate, ponder, balance, make even, level, weigh, be equal, be weighed out, test, prove
1a) (Qal) estimate (participle)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be estimated
1b2) to be made even or right, be adjusted to the standard
1c) (Piel) to weigh out, mete out
1d) (Pual)
1d1) to be weighed out, be measured out
1d2) measured out (participle)

See Greek: γινώσκω · ἑτοιμάζω · εὐθέως · εὐθύς · κατευθύνω · στερεόω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎תָּכַן‎] verb regulate, measure, estimate (compare Aramaic Pa`el ‎תַּכֵּן‎ (rare) prepare (= ‎הֵכִין‎, ‎כּוֺנֵן‎); according to Ry^{Syn. d. Wahren u. Guten 33} a secondary √ from ‎כון‎); —

Qal Participle estimate, figurative: ‎׳‎‎וְתֹכֵן רוּחוֺת י‎ Prov 16:2, so (‎לִבּוֺת‎) Prov 21:2; Prov 24:12.

Niph`al 1. Perfect 3 plural ‎נִתְכְּנוּ עֲלִלוֺת‎ [‎לוֺ‎] ‎וְלֹא‎ 1Sam 2:3 by him (‎׳‎‎י‎) are actions estimated

2. Imperfect, be adjusted to the standard, i.e. right, equitable: subject ‎דֶרֶח‎ (of ‎׳‎‎י‎ and of Israel), 3 masculine singular ‎יִתָּכֵן‎ Ezek 18:25 (twice in verse); Ezek 18:29 (twice in verse); Ezek 33:17 (twice in verse); Ezek 33:20 3 masculine plural ‎יִתָּֽכְנוּ‎ Ezek 18:29, ‎יִתָּכֵ֑נוּ‎ vEzek 18:25. Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular: mete out, ‎מַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה‎ Job 28:25 ‎׳‎‎וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת ת‎ Isa 40:12 (|| ‎מדד‎, ‎כול‎); ‎׳‎‎אֶתרֿוּחַ י‎ ‎׳‎‎מִי ת‎ vIsa 40:13 (see Qal; read possibly ‎הֵבִין‎ or ‎הֵכִין‎); 1 singular ‎תִּכַּ֫נְתִּי עַמּוּדֶיהָ‎ Ps 75:4* I regulate (or adjust) her pillars (i.e. of earth). Pu`al Participle ‎הַכֶּסֶף הַמְּתֻכָּן‎ 2Kgs 12:12* the silver which was measured out.

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