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H932 בֹּהַן (Bôhan) bo'han

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Bohan

Biblical Persons & Places

Bohan Man living before Israel's Monarchy
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.15.6; only referred to as Bohan (בֹּ֫הַן).

Strong's Definition

thumb, Bohan, an Israelite

Derivation: an orthographical variation of H931 (בֹּהֶן);

KJV Usage: Bohan.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Bohan = "thumb"
1) a Reubenite who set a boundary stone between Judah and Benjamin
2) (BDB) a mark of division between Judah and Benjamin

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּ֫הַן (bo.han) — Bohan. A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.15.6 § Bohan = "thumb" 1) a Reubenite who set a boundary stone between Judah and Benjamin 2) (BDB) a mark of division between Judah and Benjamin

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f · אֶבֶן · בֵּן · רְאוּבֵן

Names of Landforms

stone (of) Bohan son of Reuben = stone or rock ◄ located on boundary between territories of Judah and Benjamin; ≈ associated with Bohan, one of the sons of Reuben

JOS 15:6 · JOS 18:17

Reinier de Blois

noun f

thumb, big toe = short, thick, inner digit of human hand or foot

EXO 29:20 · EXO 29:20 · LEV 8:23 · LEV 8:23 · LEV 8:24 · LEV 8:24 · LEV 14:14 · LEV 14:14 · LEV 14:17 · LEV 14:17 · LEV 14:25 · LEV 14:25 · LEV 14:28 · LEV 14:28 · JDG 1:6 · JDG 1:7

1 JDG 1:6 · JDG 1:7 MT: בְּהֹון

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּ֫הַן n.pr.m. (closing, covering?) a mark of division between Judah & Benjamin. base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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