בחן

Hebrew

Root
ב־ח־ן (b-kh-n)

Verb

בָּחַן • (bakhán) (pa'al construction)

1. to test

References

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

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