ב־ח־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

• א־ב־ח־ן ('-b-kh-n)

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^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 69