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( úֹּøֶï , to'ren), Isa_30:17, in the margin in that place, and in the text in chap. 23:23, and Eze_27:5, rendered “mast.” It probably signifies a pole used as a standard or “ensign” ( ðֵñ , nes), which was set up on the tops of mountains as a signal for the assembling of the people, sometimes on the invasion of an enemy, and sometimes after a defeat (Isa_5:26; Isa_11:12; Isa_18:3; Isa_62:10). SEE BANNER.