tachan (H2912) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H2912

טָחַן

tachantaw-khan'

to grind meal

1890 spelling: ṭâchan

Gematria 67· 717 mispar gadol

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)

Rendered in the KJV as

grind(-er).

8
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
8
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 8

הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙1
וְטָחֲנ֣וּ1
וְטַ֣חֲנִי1
וַיִּטְחַ֖ן1
טוֹחֵ֖ן1
טָחוֹן֙1
תִּטְחַ֣ן1
תִּטְחָ֑נוּ1

How it is rendered · 8

and grind1
and he ground [it]1
and they ground1
grinding1
grinding [it]1
let her grind1
the [female] grinders1
you grind1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 8

Hc/Vqq3cp1
conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person feminine singular1
Hc/Vqw3ms1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural1
verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

Hc/Vqq3cp · 1
HC/Vqv2fs · 1
Hc/Vqw3ms · 1
HTd/Ncfpa · 1
HVqaa · 1
HVqi2mp · 1
HVqi3fs · 1
HVqrmsa · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Isaiah2 of 8 · 25%
Exodus1 of 8 · 13%
Numbers1 of 8 · 13%
Deuteronomy1 of 8 · 13%
Judges1 of 8 · 13%

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Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 32:20וַיִּטְחַ֖ןvaiyitchanHc/Vqw3msThen he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.here: and he ground [it]

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 11:8וְטָחֲנ֣וּvetachanuHc/Vqq3cpThe people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.here: and they ground

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 9:21טָחוֹן֙tachonverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteAnd I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.here: grinding [it]

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 16:21טוֹחֵ֖ןtochenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.here: grinding

Job1 occurrence

Job 31:10תִּטְחַ֣ןtitchanverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singularthen may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.here: let her grind

Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 12:3הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙hatochanotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralon the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,here: the [female] grinders

Isaiah2 occurrences

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