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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)
- Related to testing, examination, inspection.
- Related to fortresses, towers, castles.
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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