BDB9153 [H8505]

[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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