מַחֲנֶה

ma.cha.nehNoun (Feminine)H4264

camp

From: from H2583 (חָנָה);

Short Definition

an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. encampment, camp 1a) camp, place of encampment 1b) camp of armed host, army camp 1c) those who encamp, company, body of people

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

174 times

Appears 174 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
44
1 Samuel
20
Judges
20
Joshua
16
Leviticus
16

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:15
  • 2 Kings 3:9
  • Ezk 1:24
  • Joshua 3:2
  • Numbers 11:9

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