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
- 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 timesAppears 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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