A pole (Heb. to'ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isa. 30:17). In Isa. 33:23 and Ezek. 27:5, the same word is rendered "mast." (See Banner.)
·noun A high hill near the shore. II. Beacon ·noun That which gives notice of danger. III. Beacon ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[Anglo-Saxon, béacn.] A post or stake erected over a shoal or sand-bank, as a warning to seamen to k...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence for direction. (Isaiah 30:17) ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary