be'-k'-n. The translation of the Hebrew toren, which usually means "mast" (compareIsa 33:23;Eze 27:5), but inIsa 30:17being used in parallelism with "ensign" the meaning may be "signal-staff" (Isa 30:17the American Revised Version, margin "pole").
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.