Bakhun (בחון) means watch tower in Hebrew.
It can also mean observation tower. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
watch tower, observation tower
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bakhun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מגדל תצפית גבוה.
הֵ֣ן אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ לֹ֣א הָיָ֔ה אַשּׁ֖וּר יְסָדָ֣הּ לְצִיִּ֑ים הֵקִ֣ימוּ בחיניו (בַחוּנָ֗יו) עֽוֹרְרוּ֙ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ שָׂמָ֖הּ לְמַפֵּלָֽה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bakhun is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּחוּן
- Written without vowel points
- בחון
- Said
- bakhun
- Root
- ב־ח־נ
- Pattern
- קְטוּל
- Plural
- בַּחוּנִים
- Inflections
- ר' בַּחוּנִים
- Gematria
- 66
This is how Bakhun is said in other languages.
- English
- watch tower, observation tower
- Arabic
- قلعة, بُرْج المراقبة
- French
- tour d'observation
- German
- Wartturm
These words mean nearly the same as Bakhun.
- מצודהfortress
- בחןwatch tower
- שומרה
- אבול
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These words rhyme with Bakhun.
The word Bakhun comes from the root ב־ח־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Bakhun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bakhun.
What does Bakhun (בחון) mean in Hebrew?
Bakhun (בחון) means watch tower and observation tower. It is said bakhun, with the stress on khun.
What is a synonym for Bakhun (בחון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bakhun (בחון) are מצודה, בחן, שומרה, and אבול.
What rhymes with Bakhun (בחון)?
Words that rhyme with Bakhun (בחון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
Is Bakhun (בחון) masculine or feminine?
The word Bakhun (בחון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בַּחוּנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בחון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.