Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8650 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תּוֹרֶן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably for H766 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | toren |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | to'-ren |
| Meaning: | 1. a pole (as a mast or flag-staff) |
| KJV Renderings: | beacon, mast. |
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תֹּ֫רֶן noun masculine mast (Late Hebrew id.; √ unknown; HoffmPhoenician Inscr. 27 f. conjecture תארן, from ארן, see אֹרֶן ); — absolute ׳ ת, of Tyre as ship Ezek 27:5 עַלרֿאֹשׁ הָהָר ׳ ת Isa 30:17 (|| נֵם), i.e. a (solitary) standard-pole, flag-staff; suffix תָּרְנָם Isa 33:23 (|| נֵם חֲבָלִים.
תַּרְעֵלָה see [רעל].
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
