חָנָה

cha.nahVerbH2583

to camp

From: a primitive root (compare H2603 (חָנַן));

Short Definition

properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

133 times

Appears 133 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
72
Judges
11
1 Samuel
10
Exodus
7
Joshua
7

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:15
  • Exodus 14:9
  • Joshua 10:34
  • Numbers 22:1
  • Numbers 33:25

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