969. bachown'

Lexicon

bachown': Tested, proven

Original Word: בָּחוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bachown'
Pronunciation: bä-khōn'
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-khone')
Definition: Tested, proven
Meaning: an assayer, metals

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

tower

From bachan; an assayer or metals -- tower.

see HEBREW bachan

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בָּחוֺן noun [masculine] assayer, one who tries metals Jeremiah 6:27 (Ges^{§ 84}, 3 Ew^{§ 152 b}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּחַן (bachan), which means "to test" or "to examine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the specific role of an assayer, the concept of testing or proving is present in the Greek New Testament. Strong's Greek entries that relate to testing or proving include:
• G1381: δοκιμάζω (dokimazo) • to test, examine, prove, scrutinize (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), as metals.
• G1384: δόκιμος (dokimos) • approved, tried, tested.
• G3985: πειράζω (peirazo) • to test, try, tempt.

These Greek terms capture the essence of testing and proving, similar to the role of an assayer in examining metals.

Usage: The term is used in the context of refining or testing metals, often metaphorically applied to the process of examining or proving character or quality.

Context: • The Hebrew word בָּחוֹן (bachon) appears in the context of metallurgy, where it refers to the role of an assayer—someone who tests and evaluates the quality and purity of metals. This term is used metaphorically in the Bible to describe the process of testing or proving individuals, often in terms of their faith or moral character.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of testing and refining is frequently used to illustrate spiritual truths. For example, just as metals are refined to remove impurities, individuals may undergo trials to purify their faith and character.
• The role of an assayer is crucial in ensuring the integrity and value of metals, and this imagery is applied to the divine process of examining and refining human hearts.

Forms and Transliterations

בָּח֛וֹן בחון bā·ḥō·wn baChon bāḥōwn

Englishman's Concordance

Jeremiah 6:27
HEB: בָּח֛וֹן נְתַתִּ֥יךָ בְעַמִּ֖י
NAS: I have made you an assayer [and] a tester
KJV: I have set thee [for] a tower [and] a fortress
INT: an assayer have made my people

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 969
1 Occurrence

bā·ḥō·wn — 1 Occ.