Bakhan (בחן) means watch tower in Hebrew.
It can also mean fortress and observation tower. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
watch tower, fortress, observation tower
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bakhan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מגדל תצפית, מבצר.
כִּי אַרְמוֹן נֻטָּשׁ הֲמוֹן עִיר עֻזָּב עֹפֶל וָבַחַן הָיָה בְעַד מְעָרוֹת עַד עוֹלָם מְשׂוֹשׂ פְּרָאִים מִרְעֵה עֲדָרִים
- 2בוחן (בשימוש נדיר במשמעות זאת, ראה מאמר האקדמיה ללשון העברית בקישור שלמטה).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bakhan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּחַן
- Written without vowel points
- בחן
- Said
- bakhan
- Root
- ב־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- בְּחָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' בְּחָנִים
- Gematria
- 60
This is how Bakhan is said in other languages.
- English
- watch tower, fortress, observation tower
- Arabic
- قلعة, بُرْج المراقبة
- Spanish
- faro
These words mean nearly the same as Bakhan.
These words rhyme with Bakhan.
The word Bakhan comes from the root ב־ח־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Bakhan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bakhan.
What does Bakhan (בחן) mean in Hebrew?
Bakhan (בחן) means watch tower, fortress, and observation tower. It is said bakhan, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Bakhan (בחן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bakhan (בחן) are מצודה and בחון.
What rhymes with Bakhan (בחן)?
Words that rhyme with Bakhan (בחן) include לחן.
Is Bakhan (בחן) masculine or feminine?
The word Bakhan (בחן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּחָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בחן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.