בחן

Hebrew
Root
ב־ח־ן‎ (b-ḥ-n)

Verb

בָּחַן • (bakhán) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to test

Noun

בַּחַן • (bákhan) m

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) watchtower, fortress
    • Tanach, Isaiah 32:14:
      ‏כִּי-אַרְמוֹן נֻטָּשׁ, הֲמוֹן עִיר עֻזָּב; עֹפֶל וָבַחַן הָיָה בְעַד מְעָרוֹת, עַד-עוֹלָם--מְשׂוֹשׂ פְּרָאִים, מִרְעֵה עֲדָרִים.‎‎
      The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks

References
  • “בחן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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