תקן to become or be straight, to be right.
— Qal - תָּקַן 1 became straight, esp. became straight again; 2 he made straight, straightened; he repaired, amended.
— Niph. - נתְקַן PBH 1 was repaired, regulated, was amended; PBH 2 was prepared, was arranged; NH 3 was instituted, was established.
— Pi. - תִּקֵּן 1 he made straight; 2 he set in order; PBH 3 he instituted, ordained; PBH 4 he adorned, embellished; PBH 5 he reformed.
— Pu. - תֻּקַּן PBH 1 was made straight, was arranged; NH 2 was instituted, was established.
— Pil. (see . - תקנן ).
— Nith. - נִתַּקֵּן was repaired, was amended.
— Hiph. - הִתְקִין 1 he prepared, arranged; 2 he instituted, established.
— Hoph. - הֻתְקַן 1 was prepared, was amended. [Borrowed from JAram. תַּקֵּן (= he fixed, arranged, prepared), which is related to BAram. הָתְקְנֵת (= I was established), Arab. ’atkana (= he confirmed, perfected, brought to perfection), Akka. taqānu (= to be well ordered). cp. base תכן.] Derivatives: תֶּקֶן, תַּקָּנָה, תִּקּוּן, תָּקִין, הֶתְקֵן, הַתְקָנָה, הִתֵּקְּנוּת, מִתְקָן, מְתַקֵּן, מֻתְקָן, מְתֻקָּן, תַּתְקִין.