מַתְכֹ֫נֶת
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“tally”
Definition
proportion (in size, number or ingredients)
or מַתְכֻנֶת; from H8505 (תָּכַן) in the transferred sense of measuring;
- measurement, proportion, tale 1a) tale, tally (of bricks) 1b) measurement, proportion
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַתְכֹ֫נֶת appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
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