HebrewH0932Proper Noun (Masculine)
בֹּ֫הַן
bo.han
“Bohan”
2Occurrences
H0932Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
thumb, Bohan, an Israelite
an orthographical variation of H931 (בֹּהֶן);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at § Bohan = "thumb" 1) a Reubenite who set a boundary stone between Judah and Benjamin 2) (BDB) a mark of division between Judah and Benjamin
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
בֹּ֫הַן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Joshua
2
Key Passages
Joshua 15:6BSB
went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
Joshua 18:17BSB
From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
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