תֹ֘כֵ֤ן
𐤕𐤊𐤍
tâkan
weigh
To weigh, measure, or apportion, especially with reference to setting in order, estimating, or evaluating something; to arrange or direct in the sense of setting a standard or balancing; in figurative contexts, to consider or ponder thoughtfully, to deliberate with emotional or mental ‘weight’. The word appears in contexts relating both to literal weighing (by scale) and to figurative evaluation or assessing what is right or appropriate.
Proverbs 24:12 · Word #8
Lexicon H8505
| Lemma | תָּכַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤊𐤍 |
| Transliteration | tâkan |
| Strong's | H8505 |
| Definition | To weigh, measure, or apportion, especially with reference to setting in order, estimating, or evaluating something; to arrange or direct in the sense of setting a standard or balancing; in figurative contexts, to consider or ponder thoughtfully, to deliberate with emotional or mental ‘weight’. The word appears in contexts relating both to literal weighing (by scale) and to figurative evaluation or assessing what is right or appropriate. |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | weigh |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8505-05
measured proportion
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun form derives from the root meaning to weigh or measure and denotes the result of such weighing—an established measure or proportion. "Measured proportion" preserves the concrete sense of balancing and setting in order inherent in the root. |
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