Hebrew word study

תָּכַןtâkan to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension)

Pronounced “taw-kan'

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

Translated in the King James as: bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.

Appears 16 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

1 Samuel 1×
1 Sam 2:3
2 Kings 1×
2 Ki 12:11
Psalms 1×
Psalms 75:3
Proverbs 3×
Proverbs 16:2Proverbs 21:2Proverbs 24:12
Isaiah 2×
Isaiah 40:12Isaiah 40:13
Ezekiel 8×
Ezekiel 18:25Ezekiel 18:29Ezekiel 33:17Ezekiel 33:20+ 4 more in Ezekiel

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