טחן

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טחן

Where it comes from

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

verb טָחַן · takhán · ṭɔḥan · לטחון · לִטְחֹן · טְחִינָה

construction pa'al to grind, to crush
construction pa'al to talk incessantly
colloquial, construction pa'al to have sex. תִּטְחַן לְאַחֵר אִשְׁתִּי; וְעָלֶיהָ יִכְרְעוּן אֲחֵרִין.

In English

grind to reduce to smaller pieces

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"טחן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%98%D7%97%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

טחן. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%98%D7%97%D7%9F

Chicago

"טחן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%98%D7%97%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {טחן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%98%D7%97%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}