בחן

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Hebrew

Root
ב־ח־ן (b-kh-n)

Verb

בָּחַן • (bakhán) (pa'al construction)

  1. to test

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּחַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּחַנְתִּי בָּחַנּוּ
second בָּחַנְתָּ בָּחַנְתְּ בְּחַנְתֶּם1 בְּחַנְתֶּן1
third בָּחַן בָּחֲנָה בָּחֲנוּ
present בּוֹחֵן בּוֹחֶנֶת בּוֹחֲנִים בּוֹחֲנוֹת
future first אֶבְחַן נִבְחַן
second תִּבְחַן תִּבְחֲנִי תִּבְחֲנוּ תִּבְחַנָּה2
third יִבְחַן תִּבְחַן יִבְחֲנוּ תִּבְחַנָּה2
imperative בְּחַן בַּחֲנִי בַּחֲנוּ בְּחַנָּה2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּחַנְתֶּם and בָּחַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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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