Bôhan — H932

Definition

masculine proper noun

thumb, Bohan, an Israelite

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

Usually translated as

Bohan

Origin

an orthographical variation of H931

• Bôhen (H931)

Greek equivalents

• elpís (G1680)

Occurrences

Bôhan occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2)

• Joshua 15:6 — And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan (בֹּ֖הַן) the son of Reuben:
• Joshua 18:17 — And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan (בֹּ֖הַן) the son of Reuben,