HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H971
בַחוּן
ba.chin — tower
siege-towers, watchtower
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Towers
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G9168
στεφάνη
stephanē — a rim
1. anything that encircles the head, for defence or ornament: 2. the brim of the helmet, projecting behind as well as before, (Iliad by Homer) 3. part of a woman's head-dress, a diadem, coronal , (Iliad by Homer), etc.:—;metaphorically, of a city, ἀπὸ στεφάναν κέκαρσαι πύργων thou hast been shorn of thy coronal of towers, (Euripides) 4. the brim or edge of anything, the brow of a hill, edge of a cliff , (Iliad by Homer); of a basket, (Moschus Bucolicus) (ML)
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Of Babel (Gen. 11:4), Edar (Gen. 35:21), Penuel (Judg. 8:9, 17), Shechem (9:46), David (Cant. 4:4), Lebanon (7:4), Syene (Ezek. 29:10), Hananeel (Zech. 14:10), Siloam (Luke 13:4). There were several towers in Jerusalem (2 Chr. 26:9; Ps. 48:12). They were erected for various purposes, as watch-towers in vineyard (Isa. 5:2; Matt. 21:33) and towers for defence.
Scripture references
Genesis 11:4Genesis 35:21Judges 8:9Judges 8:17Song of Solomon 4:4Ezekiel 29:10Zechariah 14:10Luke 13:42 Chronicles 26:9Psalms 48:12Isaiah 5:2Matthew 21:33
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.