Quick Definition
tower
Strong's Definition
a watch-tower of besiegers
Derivation: another form of H975 (בַּחַן);
KJV Usage: tower.
TWOT Reference: 230c
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) siege-towers, watchtower
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בַחוּן (ba.chin) — tower. siege-towers, watchtower
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · בַּחַן
Weapons
siege tower exact meaning unsure, probably: = high wooden structure with a platform on top; ► erected for soldiers to be able to fire missiles into a besieged city
1 ISA 23:13 NIV NJPS "watchtower"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[בחון] Is 23:13 their siege-towers ref