מַתְכֹנֶתmathkôneth

measurement, tale, proportion

Pronunciation: math-ko'-neth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4971

Meanings

1. tale, (compare 1.תֹּכֶן) (Exodus 5:3)

2. measurement, proportion (Ezekiel 45:11; Exodus 30:32; Exodus 30:37)

Same root

תָּכַןtâkan · H8505to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

Exodus 5:8 But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’
Exodus 30:32 It must never be used to anoint anyone else, and you must never make any blend like it for yourselves. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.
Exodus 30:37 Never use this formula to make this incense for yourselves. It is reserved for the Lord, and you must treat it as holy.
2 Chronicles 24:13 The men in charge of the renovation worked hard and made steady progress. They restored the Temple of God according to its original design and strengthened it.
Ezekiel 45:11 The homer will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath will each measure one-tenth of a homer.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).