Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
tower
Usage: siege-towers, watchtower
Strong's Number
H971
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H971 Quick Answer
Strong's H971 בַּחִין (bachiyn) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bachiyn (bakh-een') n-m. 1. a watch-tower of besiegers [another form of H975] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include towers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bachiyn (bakh-een') n-m. 1. a watch-tower of besiegers [another form of H975]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- towers
Meaning and Definition
bachiyn (bakh-een') n-m. 1. a watch-tower of besiegers [another form of H975] KJV: tower. Root(s): H975
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H971. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H971 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bachiyn, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
towers
Isaiah 23:13
How Strong's H971 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H971 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H971 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H971.
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H971, grouped by book.
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H971 FAQ
What does bachin (בַּחִין) mean?
Bachin (Strong's H971) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "tower". bachiyn (bakh-een') n-m. 1. a watch-tower of besiegers [another form of H975]
How many times is bachin (בַּחִין) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H971 across 1 book.
Where can I study bachin (בַּחִין) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H971 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bachin (בַּחִין)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as towers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.