8484. tikon
Lexical Summary
tikon: Order, Arrangement, Regulation

Original Word: תִּיכוֹן
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tiykown
Pronunciation: tee-KONE
Phonetic Spelling: (tee-kone')
KJV: middle(-most), midst
NASB: middle, middle ones, lowest, second
Word Origin: [from H8432 (תָּוֶך - midst)]

1. central

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
middlemost, midst

Or tiykon {tee-kone'}; from tavek; central -- middle(-most), midst.

see HEBREW tavek

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as tavek
Definition
middle
NASB Translation
lowest (1), middle (7), middle ones (2), second (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תִּיכוֺן, תִּיכֹן adjective middle; — absolute ׳תּ Exodus 26:28 +, feminine singular תִּ(י)בוֺנָה Judges 7:19 +, feminine plural נוֺת- Ezekiel 42:5,6 (on form, see הִיצוֺן p. 300, Ges§ 27w); — Exodus 26:28 = Exodus 36:33 (P) הַבְּרִיחַ הַתִּיכוֺן בְּתוֺח הַקְּרָשִׁים the middle bar (holding the 'boards' in their place); Judges 7:19 ׳הָאַשְׁמוּרָה הַתּ the middle watch (of the night); of the middle story of side-chambers to Temple 1 Kings 6:6,8b. b (1Kings 6:8a read with ᵐ5 ᵑ7 הַתַּחְתֹּנָה for ׳הַתִּי), Ezekiel 41:7b (read with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 הַתִּיכוֺנָה עלהֿעליונה וּמִןהֿתחתונה יַעֲלוּ לַהִּיכוֺנָה וּמִןֿ), Ezekiel 42:5,6, 2 Kings 20:4 הָעִיר הַתִּיכֹנָה (but read with Qr Vrss ׳חָצֵר הַתּ, i.e. the חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת, see I. חָצֵר 2). — חָצֵר הַתִּיכוֺן Ezekiel 47:16.

תּוֺכֵחָה, תּוֺכַ֫חַת see יכח. תּוּכִּ יִּים see ׳תּכּ.

תּוֺלָ֫ד, [תּוֺלֵדוֺת] see ילד. תולון see תִּילוֺן.

Topical Lexicon
Occurrence and Translation

The term תִּיכוֹן appears eleven times, consistently rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as “middle,” “center,” or “central.” The contexts range from the Tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 26:28; Exodus 36:33) to military narrative (Judges 7:19), from Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 6:6, 1 Kings 6:8) to the royal compound of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:4), and finally to Ezekiel’s visionary temple (Ezekiel 41:7; Ezekiel 42:5–6). Each setting employs the word to highlight a point of structural or strategic centrality.

Central Bar of the Tabernacle

Exodus 26:28 and Exodus 36:33 describe the “center crossbar” that ran “from one end to the other,” binding the boards of the Tabernacle into a single, unified sanctuary. Theologically, that unifying bar foreshadows the way God Himself secures His dwelling among His people. As every board depended on the central bar for stability, so Israel’s worship depended on the Lord who dwelt in their midst.

Strategic Timing in Gideon’s Battle

Judges 7:19 recounts, “Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch…”. The “middle” watch—neither the onset of night nor its end—was chosen to maximize confusion among the Midianites. The narrative underscores that divine strategy often unfolds at pivotal moments, teaching believers to recognize God’s timing at the very center of human circumstances.

Middle Chambers of Solomon’s Temple

1 Kings 6 describes three accounts of side rooms built against the main hall of the Temple. Verse 6 mentions “the middle chamber,” while verse 8 notes a stairway that rose “to the middle level.” These spaces provided both storage for sacred vessels and circulation for priests. Their placement between the outer courts and the inner sanctuary reflects a graded holiness: outer activity, middle preparation, and inner communion. The architectural “middle” thus becomes a threshold of increasing consecration.

The Middle Court in Hezekiah’s Palace

In 2 Kings 20:4 Isaiah had only reached “the middle courtyard” when the Lord reversed His initial word of judgment and sent him back with healing and promise. The episode highlights the immediacy of God’s response to humble prayer; even before Isaiah exits the central court, divine mercy meets penitent supplication.

Ezekiel’s Visionary Middle Chambers

Ezekiel 41:7 and 42:5–6 picture ascending side rooms that grew “wider as one went upward,” with “the middle chambers” supporting this expansion. In the visionary temple the central tiers symbolize both solid foundation and upward movement toward greater intimacy with God. They anticipate a future house where every dimension, even its middle, is ordered by divine design.

Theological Themes

1. Divine Centrality: Whether bar, watch, room, or court, each occurrence places God’s purpose at the center, urging worshipers to keep Him supreme in all structures and schedules.
2. Unity and Stability: The middle bar held boards together; middle chambers buttressed upper stories. Spiritual unity in the body of Christ operates the same way, “holding fast to the head” (cf. Colossians 2:19).
3. Access and Mediation: The middle zone stands between outer and inner spaces, picturing the mediator who bridges God and humanity. Ultimately, Jesus Christ is the one who “has become a minister of the sanctuary” (Hebrews 8:2), fulfilling the typology of every middle chamber.

Ministry Application

• Build ministries that keep Christ central—structurally, doctrinally, and relationally.
• Recognize pivotal “middle” moments in life and leadership; God often moves powerfully at transitional points.
• Foster unity in the congregation by fastening every “board” to the same central support—sound teaching and mutual love.
• Encourage believers to progress from outer courts of initial faith toward deeper chambers of holiness, knowing that steadfast growth rests on a well-secured center.

See Also

Exodus 25–31 (Tabernacle pattern); 1 Corinthians 3:16 (corporate temple); Hebrews 9 (earthly and heavenly sanctuaries).

Forms and Transliterations
הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה הַתִּיכֹ֑ן הַתִּיכֹ֖ן התיכונה התיכן התיכנה וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת והתיכנה ומהתיכנות ומהתכנות לַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃ לתיכונה׃ hat·tî·ḵō·nāh hat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh hat·tî·ḵōn hattiChon hattichoNah hattîḵōn hattîḵōnāh hattîḵōwnāh lat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh lattichoNah lattîḵōwnāh ū·mê·hat·ti·ḵō·nō·wṯ ū·mê·hat·tî·ḵō·nō·wṯ umehattichoNot ūmêhattiḵōnōwṯ ūmêhattîḵōnōwṯ vehattichoNah wə·hat·tî·ḵō·nāh wəhattîḵōnāh
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Exodus 26:28
HEB: וְהַבְּרִ֥יחַ הַתִּיכֹ֖ן בְּת֣וֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁ֑ים
NAS: The middle bar in the center
KJV: And the middle bar in the midst
INT: bar the middle the center of the boards

Exodus 36:33
HEB: אֶת־ הַבְּרִ֣יחַ הַתִּיכֹ֑ן לִבְרֹ֙חַ֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ
NAS: He made the middle bar to pass through
KJV: And he made the middle bar to shoot
INT: made bar the middle to pass the center

Judges 7:19
HEB: רֹ֚אשׁ הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה אַ֛ךְ הָקֵ֥ם
NAS: at the beginning of the middle watch,
KJV: in the beginning of the middle watch;
INT: the beginning watch of the middle when posted

1 Kings 6:6
HEB: בָּאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבָּ֗הּ וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ שֵׁ֤שׁ בָּֽאַמָּה֙
NAS: wide, and the middle [was] six
KJV: broad, and the middle [was] six
INT: cubits wide and the middle six cubits

1 Kings 6:8
HEB: פֶּ֗תַח הַצֵּלָע֙ הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה אֶל־ כֶּ֥תֶף
NAS: The doorway for the lowest side chamber
KJV: The door for the middle chamber
INT: the doorway side the lowest about side

1 Kings 6:8
HEB: יַֽעֲלוּ֙ עַל־ הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה וּמִן־ הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה
NAS: up by winding stairs to the middle [story], and from the middle
KJV: with winding stairs into the middle [chamber], and out of the middle
INT: go unto the middle at the middle

1 Kings 6:8
HEB: הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה וּמִן־ הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה אֶל־ הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃
NAS: to the middle [story], and from the middle to the third.
KJV: into the middle [chamber], and out of the middle into the third.
INT: the middle at the middle to the third

2 Kings 20:4
HEB: (חָצֵ֖ר ק) הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה וּדְבַר־ יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: had gone out of the middle court,
KJV: was gone out into the middle court,
INT: had gone Ai of the middle the word of the LORD

Ezekiel 41:7
HEB: עַל־ הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֖ה לַתִּיכוֹנָֽה׃
NAS: [story] to the highest by way of the second [story].
KJV: [chamber] to the highest by the midst.
INT: to the highest of the second

Ezekiel 42:5
HEB: מֵהֵ֗נָה מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת בִּנְיָֽן׃
NAS: from the lower and middle ones in the building.
KJV: than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
INT: these the lower and middle the building

Ezekiel 42:6
HEB: נֶאֱצַ֗ל מֵהַתַּחְתּוֹנ֛וֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹת מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: the lower and middle ones.
KJV: more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
INT: were set the lower and middle the ground

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8484
11 Occurrences


hat·tî·ḵōn — 2 Occ.
hat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh — 5 Occ.
lat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mê·hat·ti·ḵō·nō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
wə·hat·tî·ḵō·nāh — 1 Occ.

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