To confirm
תְּקַןStrong’s H8627teqan (te-qan)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Teqan is the Aramaic word usually translated “it was established”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.”
Meaning
- To be in order(Hophal) to be established, be reestablished, confirm
How it's translated
- it was established 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 1
1 book in all.
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Aramaic dictionary
תְּקַן teqan · to confirm
1) to be in order 1a) (Hophal) to be established, be reestablished, confirm
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “confirm” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONFIRM, verb transitive
[Latin, to make firm. See Firm.]
- To make firm, or more firm; to add strength to; to strengthen; as, health is confirmed by exercise.
- To fix more firmly; to settle or establish.“CONFIRMing the souls of the disciples” Acts 14:22
- To make firm or certain; to give new assurance of truth or certainty; to put past doubt.“The testimony of Christ was confirmed in you” 1 Corinthians 1:6
- To fix; to radicate; as, the patient has a confirmed dropsy.
All definitions
- To strengthen; to ratify; as, to confirm an agreement, promise, covenant or title.
- To make more firm; to strengthen; as, to confirm an opinion, a purpose or resolution.
- To admit to the full privileges of a Christian, by the imposition of hands.
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 Aramaic, not from any one translation.