ב־ח־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

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For the "testing" sense, compare Arabic م ح ن (m-ḥ-n).

The "tower" sense may be from, or related to, Egyptian bḫnt.

Root

ב־ח־ן • (b-kh-n)

  1. Related to testing, examination, inspection.
  2. Related to fortresses, towers, castles.

Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ח־ן‎ (0 c, 6 e)

See also

Further reading
  • “ב־ח־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “ב־ח־ן”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “BXN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 69
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