Lexicon
תׇּכְנִית
tokh.nit
H8508
H:N-F Hebrew

proportion

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Hebrew
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tokh.nit denotes a measured proportion, used of a king's description and of the house to be measured.

The two attestations use the noun for proportion in a descriptive statement about the king of Tyre and in the measuring of the house shown to Israel.

Senses in use

  1. Measured proportion in description and measurement · dominant

    Both occurrences are feminine singular absolute nouns. In Ezekiel 28:12, the term occurs in the statement addressed to the king of Tyre; the APB renders the clause, "You were the seal of proportion, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty." In Ezekiel 43:10, it occurs with the instruction concerning the house; the APB renders that Israel may "measure its proportion."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "proportion" in both verses, once in a royal description and once as what the house may be measured by. Its wording confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the noun.

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