טְקַס ch., Pa., טַקֵּיס, Af. אַטְקֵיס same, 1) (corresp. to b. h. אסר) to harness for war, to prepare battle. Targ. I Kings XX, 14. Targ. Ex. XIV, 6. Targ. I Sam. XV, 5 וטַ׳ וכ׳ he arranged his camp (h. text וירב); a. fr. —2) to arrange coins, to count, collect. Targ. II Kings XXII, 4 (Af.); ib. 9 (ed. Wil. טְקִיסוּ Pe.).—Ib. XXIII, 35 (h. text נגש).—Part. pass. מְטַקַּס arranged, fitted, joined. Ib. XII, 12. Targ. I Kings VI, 31 (h. text חמשית). Targ. II Esth. V, 1 מט׳ trimmed
    Ithpa. - אִיטַּקַּס,
    Ithpe. - אִיטְּקַס to be equipped, arranged. Targ. Ps. XX, 6 נִיטְקָס Ms. (ed. Ven. a. Levita נִיטְקֵס; Bxt. a. oth. נְטַקַּס, read נִיטּ׳; h. text נדגל). [Targ. Is. XIII, 17, v. טְפַס.] Targ. I Kings VI, 7 מִטַּ׳ Levita, closely fitted stones (ed. מַטְקַס noun; h. text מסע); cmp. מַטְכְּסָא. [Some of the meanings of טקס a. of טכס are influenced by the Greek τάσσω, τάξις.]