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טָחַן H2912
H2912 is the Hebrew word טָחַן, transliterated ṭâchan and said taw-khan'. The King James Version most often renders it grind.
What it means
to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: grind(-er).
Verses using טָחַן
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 32:20 · KJV
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Numbers 11:8 · KJV
And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
Deuteronomy 9:21 · KJV
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
Judges 16:21 · KJV
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Job 31:10 · KJV
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
Ecclesiastes 12:3 · KJV
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Isaiah 3:15 · KJV
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Isaiah 47:2 · KJV
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2912 mean?
H2912 is the Hebrew word טָחַן (ṭâchan), meaning to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment).
How is H2912 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it grind (4 times), ground (3 times), themselves and the grinders (1 time).
How many times does H2912 appear in the Bible?
טָחַן (ṭâchan) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2912 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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