# תָּקַן (taqan)

Israeli respelling: ta-qan. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8626. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: set in order, make straight.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/taqan-h8626

## Occurrences

- [Ecclesiastes 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/1/15) — That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- [Ecclesiastes 7:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/7/13) — Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
- [Ecclesiastes 12:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/12/9) — And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order…