檀
tán
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How is 檀 read in the Chinese Bible?
檀 is read tán in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses across 2 books, first in 1 Kings 10:11. Common words: 檀香.
- Occurrences
- 6
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 2
- First in
- 1 Kings 10:11
Words it forms in the Bible
- 檀香tán xiāng× 6sandalwood
Meaning: sandalwood, hardwood; surname
In the text
- 1 Kings 10:11
希兰的船只从俄斐运了金子来,又从俄斐运了许多檀香木 和宝石来。
- 1 Kings 10:12
王用檀香木为耶和华殿和王宫做栏杆,又为歌唱的人做琴瑟。以后再没有这样的檀香木进国来,也没有人看见过,直到如今。
- 2 Chronicles 2:8
又求你从黎巴嫩运些香柏木、松木、檀香木到我这里来,因我知道你的仆人善于砍伐黎巴嫩的树木。我的仆人也必与你的仆人同工。
- 2 Chronicles 9:10
希兰的仆人和所罗门的仆人从俄斐运了金子来,也运了檀香木 和宝石来。
- 2 Chronicles 9:11
王用檀香木为耶和华殿和王宫做台,又为歌唱的人做琴瑟;犹大地从来没有见过这样的。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.