Strong’s H8626 · Hebrew

תָּקַן
tâqan
taw-kan'

Definition

to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to compose

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • set in order
  • make straight

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.