What does תִּיכוֹן mean in the Bible?
תִּיכוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "central".
Hebrew · H8484
תִּיכוֹן
Central
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תִּיכוֹן H8484
What does תִּיכוֹן mean in the Bible?
תִּיכוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "central".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8484?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and middle floors (2), The central (2), [there] (1), of the middle (1), the middle (1).
Where does תִּיכוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:28. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), Ezekiel (3), Exodus (2), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and middle floors 2× Ezekiel 42:5, Ezekiel 42:6
The central 2× Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
[there] 1× 1 Kings 6:8
of the middle 1× Judges 7:19
the middle 1× 2 Kings 20:4
the middle floor 1× 1 Kings 6:6
the middle level 1× 1 Kings 6:8
through the middle one 1× Ezekiel 41:7
to the bottom 1× 1 Kings 6:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:28 הַתִּיכֹ֖ן to The central Article | Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 36:33 הַתִּיכֹ֑ן to the central Article | Adjective - masculine singular Judges 7:19 הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה to of the middle Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 6:6 וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ to the middle floor Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 6:8 הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה to to the bottom Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 6:8 הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה to the middle level Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1 Kings 6:8 הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה to [there] Article | Adjective - feminine singular 2 Kings 20:4 הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה to the middle Article | Adjective - feminine singular Ezekiel 41:7 לַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃ to through the middle one Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Ezekiel 42:5 וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת to and middle floors Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:28
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Exodus 2 Judges 1 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה 2x hat·tî·ḵō·nāh 1 Kings 6:8
הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה 1x hat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh Judges 7:19
הַתִּיכֹ֖ן 1x hat·tî·ḵōn Exodus 26:28
הַתִּיכֹ֑ן 1x hat·tî·ḵōn Exodus 36:33
הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה 1x hat·tî·ḵō·nāh 1 Kings 6:8
הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה 1x hat·tî·ḵō·nāh 2 Kings 20:4
וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ 1x wə·hat·tî·ḵō·nāh 1 Kings 6:6
וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹת 1x ū·mê·hat·tî·ḵō·nō·wṯ Ezekiel 42:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 5x Judges 7:19, 1 Kings 6:8, 2 Kings 20:4
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural 2x Ezekiel 42:5, Ezekiel 42:6
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1x 1 Kings 6:6
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 41:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. central
Source Gloss
central
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
central BDB: middle Usage: middle(-most), midst.
Word Origins
תִּיכוֹן is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain