Lexical Summary machaneh: an encampment, camp Original Word: מַחֲנֶהTransliteration: machaneh Phonetic Spelling: (makh-an-eh') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: an encampment, camp Meaning: an encampment, an army Strong's Concordance army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tentsFrom chanah; 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) -- army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents. see HEBREW chanah Brown-Driver-Briggs H4264. machaneh מַחֲנֶה214 noun masculineGenesis 33:816t. and femininePsalm 27:3; 1 Chronicles 11:15 (on Genesis 32:9 a see Di) encampment, camp — absolute ׳מ 32:9 (twice in verse) + 126 t. (including Ezekiel 1:24, strike out Co); construct מַחֲנֵה Genesis 32:3 56t.; suffix מַחֲנֵהוּ Numbers 1:52 5t.; מַחֲנֶיךָ Deuteronomy 23:15; 29:10, מַחֲנֶךָ 23:15, מַחֲנֵיכֶם Amos 4:10, מַהֲנֵיהֶם Numbers 5:3; Judges 8:10 (compare below, and on form of noun with suffix see Ges§ 93. 3, R 3); plural absolute מִחֲנות Genesis 32:8-9t.; construct 1 Chronicles 9:18 2t., מַחֲנִים Numbers 13:19; suffix (apparetnly plural noun) מַחֲנֵיהֶם Joshua 10:4-5t.; — on dual see ׳מ proper name below 1 camp, place of encampment: a. of caravan of travelers Genesis 32:22 (J), especially of Israel at Exodus and in wilderness Exodus 16:13 (twice in verse); 19:16-17, (all P; distinguished from עַם); מ ׳שַׁעַר 32:26 (JE); especially המ ׳מִחוּץ in connection with uncleanness, etc., 29:14; Leviticus 4:12 (P) + often, of position of tent of meeting Exodus 33:7 (twice in verse) (JE), contr. Numbers 2:17 (P), where of encampments of several tribes, compare 1:52; 2:3; 10:2, 5, 6, 25 etc., (all P), already passing over to 3 (compare הַחֹנִים Numbers 10:5-6,); specifically of camp of Levites, surrounding tabernacle, so that P can say הַלְוִיִם מַחֲנֵה אֹהֶלמֿוֺעֵד 2:17; and so (late) of temple לֵוִי בְּנֵי לְמַחֲנוֺת הַשֹּׁעֲרִים 1 Chronicles 9:18, as well as י מַחֲנוֺת ׳שַׁעֲרֵי2 Chronicles 31:2; plural (opposed to מִבְצָרִים = fortresses) Numbers 13:19. 2 camp of armed host Joshua 6:11 (twice in verse); 6:14 (JE), 1 Samuel 4:3, 5, 6 (twice in verse); 4:7; 17:53; 2 Kings 7:16 etc. 3. a. those who encamp Numbers 10:5-6, 1 Chronicles 11:15; Psalm 27:3 (all with verb חנה) compare (probably) Isaiah 37:36 = 2 Kings 19:35, etc. b. company, body of people; people and beasts Genesis 32:8; 32:9 (twice in verse); 32:11; 33:8, funeral company of Jacob 50:9; of Israel on march Exodus 14:19-20, compare Numbers 10:5-6,. c. army, host Joshua 8:13; 10:5; 11:4; Judges 4:15-16, (twice in verse); 7:1, 8; 8:10 (twice in verse); 8:11 (twice in verse); 8:12; 1 Samuel 17:1, 46; 2 Kings 3:9 even while in the thick of the fight; 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33 etc. |
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