תָּכַן (tākan) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning regulate. It appears
18 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8505).
Also rendered
to measure
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2511)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2511)regulate, measure, estimate; be adjusted to the standard; mete out; measured out; balance, arrange, equalize, levelling, test; bear up, direct, be equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
תָּכַןverb: regulate, measure, estimate
Qalestimate
Niphal
2.be adjusted to the standard, i.e. right, equitable
Pielmete out
Pualthe silver which was measured out.
Strong's H8505תָּכַן: to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment, estimate, test) KJV:bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.