H8626: תָּקַן
tâqan · pronounced taw-kan' · “be straight”
Definition
to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose
KJV translates it as: set in order, make straight.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to equalise, make straight, become straight
1a) (Qal) to become straight
1b) (Piel) to make straight, put straight, arrange in order, set in order
1c) (Hophal) to be established, be reestablished, confirm
Aramaic equivalent: te.qan (תְּקַן "to confirm" H8627)
1a) (Qal) to become straight
1b) (Piel) to make straight, put straight, arrange in order, set in order
1c) (Hophal) to be established, be reestablished, confirm
Aramaic equivalent: te.qan (תְּקַן "to confirm" H8627)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8626 is translated
- become straight ×1
- straighten ×1
- he arranged in order ×1
Bible verses with H8626 (tâqan)
Tâqan appears in 3 verses.
- Ecclesiastes 1:15
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
- Ecclesiastes 12:9
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.