Lexical Summary tekunah: Arrangement, order, regulation Original Word: תְּכוּנָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fashion, store Feminine passive participle of takan; adjustment, i.e. Structure; by implication, equipage -- fashion, store. see HEBREW takan NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originsee toknith. Brown-Driver-Briggs תְּכוּנָה noun feminine arrangement, preparation, fixed place; — 1 arrangement, disposition תְּכוּנָתוֺ Ezekiel 43:11, i.e. the arrangement of the house (strike out Co with ᵐ5 Manuscripts) 2 preparation, וְאֵין קֶצֶה לַתְּכוּנָה Nahum 2:10 and no end to the preparation (i.e. things prepared, supply, store). 3 fixed place, i.e. dwelling-place, of God (= מָכוֺן) תְּכוּנָתוֺ Job 23:3. Topical Lexicon Core Concept תְּכוּנָה (tekunah) conveys the idea of something carefully arranged, set in order, or stored up in readiness. Whether describing a sacred architectural layout or the amassed riches of a doomed city, the word underscores deliberate preparation under God’s sovereign gaze. Occurrences in Scripture 1. Ezekiel 43:11 – “Make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances, its whole design and all its regulations and laws.” Ezekiel 43:11 – Order for Restored Worship In Ezekiel’s vision, tekunah points to the meticulous layout of the future temple. The prophet is told to display the plan so that the exiles “may be ashamed of all they have done” and conform to the revealed order. The term therefore carries moral weight: God’s prescribed arrangement confronts sin and calls His people back to reverent obedience. It also anticipates the New Covenant principle that worship must be shaped by divine revelation rather than human preference (John 4:24; Hebrews 8:5). Nahum 2:9 – Storehouse of Doomed Wealth Nahum employs tekunah to portray Nineveh’s vast “treasure.” What appeared as unassailable abundance would soon be scattered under divine judgment. The same word that celebrates holy order in Ezekiel now exposes the futility of earthly security opposed to God. The contrast highlights a recurring biblical theme: what is prepared apart from the Lord cannot endure (Proverbs 10:2; Luke 12:20-21). Theological Threads 1. Divine Architecture: Tekunah in Ezekiel aligns with passages where God gives exact specifications (Exodus 25:9; 1 Chronicles 28:19). Sacred space is never haphazard; it reflects heavenly reality and points forward to Christ, the true temple (John 2:19-21). Historical Setting • Sixth-century B.C. Judah wrestled with the loss of temple worship. Tekunah reassured the exiles that God still had an ordered plan for His sanctuary and people. Ministry Applications • Worship Planning: Church leaders can look to Ezekiel’s use of tekunah as a precedent for thoughtful, biblically grounded structure in corporate worship. Related Biblical Motifs Pattern (Exodus 25:40), Measure (Ezekiel 40:3), Treasure (Matthew 6:19-21), Preparation (Luke 1:17). Each reinforces that God both ordains and evaluates the arrangements of His people. Summary Tekunah captures two sides of the same divine coin: the gracious provision of an ordered plan for worship and the sobering exposure of any order built in defiance of the Lord. Properly grasped, the term invites reverent construction of life and ministry upon the sure foundation of God’s revealed design. Forms and Transliterations וּתְכוּנָת֡וֹ ותכונתו לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה לתכונה lat·tə·ḵū·nāh lattechuNah lattəḵūnāh ū·ṯə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw utechunaTo ūṯəḵūnāṯōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezekiel 43:11 HEB: צוּרַ֣ת הַבַּ֡יִת וּתְכוּנָת֡וֹ וּמוֹצָאָ֡יו וּמוֹבָאָ֣יו KJV: of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out INT: the design of the house and the fashion exits entrances Nahum 2:9 2 Occurrences |
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