8498. tekunah
Strong's Lexicon
tekunah: Arrangement, order, regulation

Original Word: תְּכוּנָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tkuwnah
Pronunciation: te-koo-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tek-oo-naw')
Definition: Arrangement, order, regulation
Meaning: adjustment, structure, equipage

Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּכַן (takan), meaning "to measure," "to regulate," or "to arrange."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent concept can be found in words like τάξις (taxis), meaning "order" or "arrangement," and κοσμέω (kosmeo), meaning "to arrange" or "to adorn," which are used in the New Testament to describe order and beauty in creation and the church.

Usage: The Hebrew word "tekunah" refers to the concept of arrangement or order. It is used to describe the structured and regulated nature of something, often in the context of creation or the natural world. The term implies a sense of divine order and purpose, reflecting the belief that God has established a harmonious and purposeful design in the universe.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of order and arrangement was deeply connected to the understanding of God's creation. The Israelites believed that God was a God of order, who established the heavens and the earth with precision and purpose. This belief was reflected in their religious practices, laws, and societal structures, which were seen as divinely ordained and meant to reflect the order of creation.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
see toknith.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תְּכוּנָה noun feminine arrangement, preparation, fixed place; —

1 arrangement, disposition תְּכוּנָתוֺ Ezekiel 43:11, i.e. the arrangement of the house (strike out Co with ᵐ5 Manuscripts)

2 preparation, וְאֵין קֶצֶה לַתְּכוּנָה Nahum 2:10 and no end to the preparation (i.e. things prepared, supply, store).

3 fixed place, i.e. dwelling-place, of God (= מָכוֺן) תְּכוּנָתוֺ Job 23:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fashion, store

Feminine passive participle of takan; adjustment, i.e. Structure; by implication, equipage -- fashion, store.

see HEBREW takan

Forms and Transliterations
וּתְכוּנָת֡וֹ ותכונתו לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה לתכונה lat·tə·ḵū·nāh lattechuNah lattəḵūnāh ū·ṯə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw utechunaTo ūṯəḵūnāṯōw
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezekiel 43:11
HEB: צוּרַ֣ת הַבַּ֡יִת וּתְכוּנָת֡וֹ וּמוֹצָאָ֡יו וּמוֹבָאָ֣יו
KJV: of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out
INT: the design of the house and the fashion exits entrances

Nahum 2:9
HEB: וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֙צֶה֙ לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה כָּבֹ֕ד מִכֹּ֖ל
KJV: for [there is] none end of the store [and] glory
INT: there limit of the store glory every

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8498
2 Occurrences


lat·tə·ḵū·nāh — 1 Occ.
ū·ṯə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.















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