Know the Word.

Hebrew word

tâkan

taw-kan'

תָּכַן

What it means

to balance, i.e. measure out

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • equal6
  • weigheth2
  • pondereth2
  • weighed1
  • told1
  • bear1
  • meted1
  • directed1

Every place it appears 15

1 Samuel2:3
2 Kings12:11
Psalms75:3
tâkan — Hebrew word meaning “to balance, i.e. measure out”