Be straight
תָּקַןStrong’s H8626taqan (ta-qan)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Taqan is the Hebrew word usually translated “become straight”, “straighten” and “arranged in order”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”
Meaning
- To equalise, make straight, become straight(Qal) to become straight · (Piel) to make straight, put straight, arrange in order, set in order · (Hophal) to be established, be reestablished, confirm
How it's translated
- to become straight 1
- to straighten 1
- he arranged in order 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ecclesiastes 3
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
תָּקַן taqan · be straight
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)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “straighten” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRAIGHTEN, verb transitive
- To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
- To make narrow, tense or close; to tighten.
- To reduce to difficulties or distress.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.