What does תִּיכוֹן mean in the Bible?
תִּיכוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "central".
Hebrew · H8484
תִּיכוֹן
Central
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תִּיכוֹןH8484
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 Itand middle floors2×Ezekiel 42:5, Ezekiel 42:6
The central2×Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
[there]1×1 Kings 6:8
of the middle1×Judges 7:19
the middle1×2 Kings 20:4
the middle floor1×1 Kings 6:6
the middle level1×1 Kings 6:8
through the middle one1×Ezekiel 41:7
to the bottom1×1 Kings 6:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:28הַתִּיכֹ֖ןtoThe centralArticle | Adjective - masculine singularExodus 36:33הַתִּיכֹ֑ןtothe centralArticle | Adjective - masculine singularJudges 7:19הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הtoof the middleArticle | Adjective - feminine singular1 Kings 6:6וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙tothe middle floorConjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular1 Kings 6:8הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הtoto the bottomArticle | Adjective - feminine singular1 Kings 6:8הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הtothe middle levelArticle | Adjective - feminine singular1 Kings 6:8הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הto[there]Article | Adjective - feminine singular2 Kings 20:4הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הtothe middleArticle | Adjective - feminine singularEzekiel 41:7לַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃tothrough the middle onePreposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singularEzekiel 42:5וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹתtoand middle floorsConjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:28
Aligned rows11
Books represented5
Exodus2Judges11 Kings42 Kings1Ezekiel3
Source forms
הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה2xhat·tî·ḵō·nāh1 Kings 6:8
הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה1xhat·tî·ḵō·w·nāhJudges 7:19
הַתִּיכֹ֖ן1xhat·tî·ḵōnExodus 26:28
הַתִּיכֹ֑ן1xhat·tî·ḵōnExodus 36:33
הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה1xhat·tî·ḵō·nāh1 Kings 6:8
הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה1xhat·tî·ḵō·nāh2 Kings 20:4
וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙1xwə·hat·tî·ḵō·nāh1 Kings 6:6
וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹת1xū·mê·hat·tî·ḵō·nō·wṯEzekiel 42:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - feminine singular5xJudges 7:19, 1 Kings 6:8, 2 Kings 20:4
Article | Adjective - masculine singular2xExodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural2xEzekiel 42:5, Ezekiel 42:6
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular1x1 Kings 6:6
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - feminine singular1xEzekiel 41:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. central
Source Gloss
central
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
central BDB: middle Usage: middle(-most), midst.
Word Origins
תִּיכוֹן is built from this root: