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bē´k 'n . The translation of the Hebrew תּרן , tōren , which usually means "mast" (compare Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:5 ), but in Isaiah 30:17 being used in parallelism with "ensign" the meaning may be "signal-staff" ( Isaiah 30:17 the American Revised Version, margin "pole").

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Beacon'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/beacon.html. 1915.
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