H8626 תָּקַן

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 3 KJV occurrences

תָּקַן

tâqan · taw-kan'

Definition

to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose

KJV Renderings

set in order, make straight.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (3)

Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 7:13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Ecclesiastes 12:9And 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.