תֹּ֫רֶן

# The Hebrew Word for Mast (H8650: תֹּרֶן) The Hebrew word *torén* denotes a mast—the vertical pole that supports the sails of a ship. This technical nautical term appears only three times in the biblical text, indicating it was a specialized vocabulary item rather than a common word in everyday Hebrew usage. The rarity of the term suggests that either maritime imagery was not central to biblical narratives, or that such specific ship terminology was borrowed and used only when maritime contexts required it. The limited occurrences of *torén* prevent us from observing how Hebrew writers used or modified the word across different contexts. With only three instances in the entire biblical corpus, we cannot determine whether the word carried figurative or metaphorical significance beyond its literal maritime meaning, or whether it appeared in particular genres or time periods of biblical literature. The word's presence, however minimal, reflects biblical awareness of ship construction and sailing technology.

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