תיקן

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תיקן^¹

verb תִּקֵּן · tikén · תוקן · תֻּקַּן · לְתַקֵּן · תיקון

construction pi'el to repair
construction pi'el to correct
construction pi'el to improve, rehabilitate
construction pi'el to reform
construction pi'el to amend (legislation)

תיקן^²

Where it comes from

תִּיק (tík, “bag”) + ־ָן (-án), due to the egg sack a cockroach carries. Perhaps inspired phonetically by Russian тарака́н (tarakán).

noun תִּיקָן · tikán · תִּיקָנִים

cockroach
Similar: מַקָּק, ג׳וּק

In English

cockroach type of insect
correct to make something become right that was previously wrong
adjust to improve or rectify

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {תיקן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}