תָּכַן
ta.khan (H8505)
to measure
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "ta.khan" (H8505) is a verb that means "to measure." Its frequency in the Bible is quite high, occurring 18 times. This indicates that measuring was a conceptually significant activity for the ancient Israelites. The semantic domain of Cognition & Perception suggests that measuring was not just a physical act but also an important mental and sensory process. The act of measuring implies assessing and evaluating something. In the biblical context, measuring might have involved assessing lengths, areas, or quantities. Measuring could be done to determine the value or quality of something, such as in trade or commerce. Alternatively, measuring might have been used to demarcate boundaries or mark off dedicated spaces for ritual or ceremonial purposes. The fact that measuring is so widely referenced in the Bible highlights its practical everyday importance.
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“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.
They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, who worked on Yahweh’s house,
He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Who has directed Yahweh’s Spirit, or has taught him as his counselor?
“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?
“ ‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.
Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair.” House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways.’ ”