מַחֲנֶה
machăneh · H4264 · Hebrew · 215 occurrences
Meanings
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camp
Open area where people are living in tents or other temporary dwellings for a limited amount of time and often for a specific purpose, such as nomads or soldiers
ExamplesExodus 16:13 So it came about at evening that the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
Exodus 19:16 So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud over the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Exodus 19:17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
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group, company, army
Literally: a camp; hence: a relatively large group of people, such as nomads or soldiers, moving from one camping place to another
ExamplesGenesis 33:8 And he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Genesis 50:9 Chariots with teams of horses also went up with him; and it was a very great company.
Exodus 14:19 Then the angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
75 occurrences in 21 groups
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPhilistine 11
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael 8
- הֶםtheir 8
- אֲרָםAram 7
- הוּhis 6
- בֵּןson 5
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (17) 17
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
12 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- עַםpeople 1
What it doesIt is the subject
18 occurrences in 10 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 6
- נָסַעto set out, to journey 4
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
What is done to itIt is the object
21 occurrences in 13 groups
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 4
- נָכָהto strike, to strike down 3
- קָבַץto gather, to assemble 3
- Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
What it is said to bePredicate
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
- חָמֵשׁfive 1
- מִיwho? 1
- רַבmany, great 1
- תָּוֶךְmiddle 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- אָבfather 1
- זֶהthis 1
- קוֹלvoice, sound 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
127 occurrences in 9 groups
- בin/on/with 61
- אֵלto, toward 60
- לto/for 46
- מִןfrom 24
- עַלon, upon, over, against 7
- אַחַרafter, behind 3
- Other words · 3 groups that occur once or twice (4) 4
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
34 occurrences in 11 groups
- דֶּגֶלbanner 8
- קֶרֶבmidst, among, inner parts 8
- קָצֶהend, edge, border 5
- תָּוֶךְmiddle 4
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- παρεμβολή parembolḗ · G3925 · camp, soldiers quarters, barracks
- Greek παρεμβολή serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew מַחֲנֶה across its primary senses of military encampment, camp, and army/host, reflecting direct translation equivalence across both terms' core semantic range of organized groups in military or nomadic contexts.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Towns001003002011
- מַחֲנֶה names an encampment, a temporary settlement of tents functioning as a dwelling place, as in Jacob's camp divided in two before meeting Esau (Genesis 32:7-8).
- Groups001001003004
- The word equally denotes the organized body of people occupying the camp — an army, company, or host — as in the repeated "the company which is left" (Genesis 32:8) and its extensive use for Israel's military and tribal encampments.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4264. machaneh מַחֲנֶה214 noun masculineGen 33:816t. and femininePsa 27:3; 1Ch 11:15 (on…
מַחֲנֶה214 noun masculineGen 33:816t. and femininePsa 27:3; 1Ch 11:15 (on Gen 32:9 a see Di) encampment, camp — absolute ׳מ Gen 32:9 (twice in verse) + 126 t. (including Eze 1:24, strike out Co); construct מַחֲנֵה Gen 32:3 56t.; suffix מַחֲנֵהוּ Num 1:52 Num 1:5t.; מַחֲנֶיךָ Deu 23:15; Deu 29:10, מַחֲנֶךָ Deu 23:15, מַחֲנֵיכֶם Amo 4:10, מַהֲנֵיהֶם Num 5:3; Jdg 8:10 (compare below, and on form of noun with suffix see Ges§ 93. 3, R 3); plural absolute מִחֲנות Gen 32:8-9t.; construct 1Ch 9:18 1Ch 9:2t., מַחֲנִים Num 13:19; suffix (apparetnly plural noun) מַחֲנֵיהֶם Jos 10:4-5t.; — on dual see ׳מ
proper name below
1 camp, place of encampment:
a. of caravan of travelers Gen 32:22 (J), especially of Israel at Exodus and in wilderness Exo 16:13 (twice in verse); Exo 19:16-17, (all P; distinguished from עַם); מ ׳שַׁעַר Exo 32:26 (JE); especially המ ׳מִחוּץ in connection with uncleanness, etc., Exo 29:14; Lev 4:12 (P) + often, of position of tent of meeting Exo 33:7 (twice in verse) (JE), contr. Num 2:17 (P), where of encampments of several tribes, compare Num 1:52; Num 2:3; Num 10:2, Num 10:5, Num 10:6, Num 10:25 etc., (all P), already passing over to
3 (compare הַחֹנִים Num 10:5-6,); specifically of camp of Levites, surrounding tabernacle, so that P can say הַלְוִיִם מַחֲנֵה אֹהֶלמֿוֺעֵד Num 2:17; and so (late) of temple לֵוִי בְּנֵי לְמַחֲנוֺת הַשֹּׁעֲרִים 1Ch 9:18, as well as י מַחֲנוֺת ׳שַׁעֲרֵי2Ch 31:2; plural (opposed to מִבְצָרִים = fortresses) Num 13:19.
2 camp of armed host Jos 6:11 (twice in verse); Jos 6:14 (JE), 1Sa 4:3, 1Sa 4:5, 1Sa 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Sa 4:7; 1Sa 17:53; 2Ki 7:16 etc.
3. a. those who encamp Num 10:5-6, 1Ch 11:15; Psa 27:3 (all with verb חנה) compare (probably) Isa 37:36 = 2Ki 19:35, etc.
b. company, body of people; people and beasts Gen 32:8; Gen 32:9 (twice in verse); Gen 32:11; Gen 33:8, funeral company of Jacob Gen 50:9; of Israel on march Exo 14:19-20, compare Num 10:5-6,.
c. army, host Jos 8:13; Jos 10:5; Jos 11:4; Jdg 4:15-16, (twice in verse); Jdg 7:1, Jdg 7:8; Jdg 8:10 (twice in verse); Jdg 8:11 (twice in verse); Jdg 8:12; 1Sa 17:1, 1Sa 17:46; 2Ki 3:9 even while in the thick of the fight; 1Ki 22:34 2Ch 18:33 etc.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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