Original Language Studio
Job 31:10
“Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
טָחַןṭâchan · taw-khan'
H2912 · Hebrew
H2912 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- grind(-er).
- Grammar
- תִּטְחַ֣ן — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 32:20Numbers 11:8Deuteronomy 9:21Judges 16:21Ecclesiastes 12:3
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read טָחַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.