Original: תָּכַן

Transliteration: tâkan

Phonetic: taw-kan'

Short Definition: Bear up

Original: תּכן

Transliteration: tâkan

Phonetic: taw-kan'

BDB 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)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2511

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4971, H8506, H8507, H8508