2913. tachanah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
tachanah: Grinding mill, millstone

Original Word: טַחֲנָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tachanah
Pronunciation: tah-khah-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (takh-an-aw')
Definition: Grinding mill, millstone
Meaning: a hand mill, chewing

Word Origin: Derived from the root טָחַן (tachan), meaning "to grind."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3457 μυλών (mylon) - referring to a mill or millstone.

- G3458 μυλόπετρα (mylopetra) - referring to a millstone.

Usage: The term "tachanah" refers to a grinding mill or millstone, an essential tool in ancient agrarian societies for processing grain into flour. It is used in the context of daily sustenance and provision, highlighting the basic necessity of food preparation in biblical times.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, grinding grain was a daily task typically performed by women. The millstone was a vital household tool, often consisting of two stones: a stationary base and a smaller, movable upper stone. The process of grinding was labor-intensive and symbolized the sustenance and provision of life. Millstones were also used metaphorically in Scripture to represent judgment or destruction, as seen in various biblical narratives.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tachan
Definition
a mill
NASB Translation
grinding mill (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
טַחֲנָה noun feminine mill = foregoing, ׳בִּשְׁפַל קוֺל הַטּ Ecclesiastes 12:4 when the sound of the mill is low (compare Ecclesiastes 12:3, below verb above)

טחר (√ of following; compare Arabic eject; Aramaic טְחַר strain at stool, dysentery).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grinding

From tachan; a hand mill; hence (figuratively) chewing -- grinding.

see HEBREW tachan

Forms and Transliterations
הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑ה הטחנה haṭ·ṭa·ḥă·nāh hattachaNah haṭṭaḥănāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Ecclesiastes 12:4
HEB: בִּשְׁפַ֖ל ק֣וֹל הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑ה וְיָקוּם֙ לְק֣וֹל
NAS: as the sound of the grinding mill is low,
KJV: when the sound of the grinding is low,
INT: is low as the sound of the grinding will arise the sound

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Strong's Hebrew 2913
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haṭ·ṭa·ḥă·nāh — 1 Occ.
















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