טחן

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Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan-.

Verb

טְחַן (transliteration needed)

  1. to grind, to pound

Hebrew

Root
ט־ח־ן (ṭ-kh-n)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭênum) and Arabic طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana).

Verb

טָחַן (takhán, ṭɔḥan) (pa'al construction)

  1. to grind, to crush
  2. to talk incessantly
  3. (colloquial) to have sex.
    • Tanach, Job 31:10, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      תִּטְחַן לְאַחֵר אִשְׁתִּי; וְעָלֶיהָ יִכְרְעוּן אֲחֵרִין.
      titḥán ləaḥér iští; və'aléha yichrə'ún aḥerín.
      May my wife grind for another; And let others kneel down over her.

Conjugation

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