מַחֲנֶה
camp
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Both
- Attested as both masculine and feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Dual
- Exactly two — for natural pairs and some measures of time.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Both, Singular, Absolute 128 times (59%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Singular, Construct 62 times (29%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Construct 13 times (6%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Absolute 11 times (5%)
- Noun, Proper 1 time (0%)
- Noun, Common, Both, Dual, Absolute 1 time (0%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 216 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H4264 appears — 190 distinct verses across 20 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 7 verses
- Genesis 32:2 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's host." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- Genesis 32:7 מַחֲנֽוֹת n c bp Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;
- Genesis 32:8 הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥ה הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥ה ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."
- Genesis 32:10 מַחֲנֽוֹת n c bp I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
- Genesis 32:21 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the camp.
- Genesis 33:8 הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."
- Genesis 50:9 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs There went up with him both chariots and horsemen. It was a very great company.
Exodus 14 verses
- Exodus 14:19 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.
- Exodus 14:20 מַחֲנֵ֣ה מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs n c bs cs It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one didn't come near the other all the night.
- Exodus 14:24 מַחֲנֵ֣ה מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs n c bs cs It happened in the morning watch, that Yahweh looked out on the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused the Egyptian army.
- Exodus 16:13 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs prep det + n c bs It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
- Exodus 19:16 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs It happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
- Exodus 19:17 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain.
- Exodus 29:14 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs But the flesh of the bull, and its skin, and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside of the camp: it is a sin-offering.
- Exodus 32:17 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶה prep det + n c bs When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is the noise of war in the camp."
- Exodus 32:19 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs It happened, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
- Exodus 32:26 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Whoever is on Yahweh's side, come to me!" All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
- Exodus 32:27 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs He said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor."
- Exodus 33:7 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs prep det + n c bs Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it "The tent of meeting." It happened that everyone who sought Yahweh went out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.
- Exodus 33:11 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. He turned again into the camp, but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, didn't depart out of the Tent.
- Exodus 36:6 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֮ prep det + n c bs Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary." So the people were restrained from bringing.
Leviticus 17 verses
- Leviticus 4:12 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֜ה prep det + n c bs even the whole bull shall he carry forth outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire. Where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.
- Leviticus 4:21 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs He shall carry forth the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.
- Leviticus 6:11 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs He shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place.
- Leviticus 8:17 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs But the bull, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burned with fire outside the camp; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 9:11 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs The flesh and the skin he burned with fire outside the camp.
- Leviticus 10:4 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp."
- Leviticus 10:5 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.
- Leviticus 13:46 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה prep det + n c bs All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be unclean. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. Outside of the camp shall be his dwelling.
- Leviticus 14:3 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs and the priest shall go forth out of the camp. The priest shall examine him, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy is healed in the leper,
- Leviticus 14:8 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs "He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.
- Leviticus 16:26 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs "He who lets the goat go for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
- Leviticus 16:27 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs The bull for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be carried forth outside the camp; and they shall burn their skins, their flesh, and their dung with fire.
- Leviticus 16:28 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
- Leviticus 17:3 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs prep det + n c bs Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
- Leviticus 24:10 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.
- Leviticus 24:14 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs "Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
- Leviticus 24:23 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought forth him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Numbers 44 verses
- Numbers 1:52 מַחֲנֵ֛/הוּ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.
- Numbers 2:3 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 2:9 לְ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
- Numbers 2:10 מַחֲנֵ֧ה n c bs cs "On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
- Numbers 2:16 לְ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs "All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set out second.
- Numbers 2:17 מַחֲנֵ֥ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֹ֑ת n c bs cs ptcl def.art + n c bp "Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
- Numbers 2:18 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 2:24 לְ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs "All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
- Numbers 2:25 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs "On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
- Numbers 2:31 לְ/מַ֣חֲנֵה prep + n c bs cs "All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards."
- Numbers 2:32 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֹת֙ ptcl def.art + n c bp These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
- Numbers 4:5 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it,
- Numbers 4:15 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֒ ptcl def.art + n c bs "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 5:2 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs "Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, and everyone who has an issue, and whoever is unclean by the dead.
- Numbers 5:3 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה מַ֣חֲנֵי/הֶ֔ם prep det + n c bs n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp Both male and female shall you put out, outside of the camp shall you put them; that they not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell."
- Numbers 5:4 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs The children of Israel did so, and put them out outside of the camp; as Yahweh spoke to Moses, so did the children of Israel.
- Numbers 10:2 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֽוֹת ptcl def.art + n c bp Make you two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shall you make them: and you shall use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.
- Numbers 10:5 הַֽ/מַּחֲנ֔וֹת ptcl def.art + n c bp When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.
- Numbers 10:6 הַֽ/מַּחֲנ֔וֹת ptcl def.art + n c bp When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
- Numbers 10:14 מַחֲנֵ֧ה n c bs cs In the first [place] the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 10:18 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs The standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
- Numbers 10:22 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 10:25 מַחֲנֵ֣ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֹ֖ת n c bs cs ptcl def.art + n c bp The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
- Numbers 10:34 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs The cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.
- Numbers 11:1 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs The people were as murmurers, [speaking] evil in the ears of Yahweh: and when Yahweh heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Yahweh burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.
- Numbers 11:9 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
- Numbers 11:26 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֡ה בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs prep det + n c bs But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested on them; and they were of those who were written, but had not gone out to the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.
- Numbers 11:27 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs There ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
- Numbers 11:30 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Moses got him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
- Numbers 11:31 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֜ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs There went forth a wind from Yahweh, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.
- Numbers 11:32 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs The people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails: he who gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
- Numbers 12:14 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs Yahweh said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn't she be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.
- Numbers 12:15 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה prep det + n c bs Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days: and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in again.
- Numbers 13:19 הַ/בְּ/מַֽחֲנִ֖ים ptcl inter + prep + n c bp and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
- Numbers 14:44 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and Moses, didn't depart out of the camp.
- Numbers 15:35 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs Yahweh said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.
- Numbers 15:36 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Numbers 19:3 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs You shall give her to Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her forth outside of the camp, and one shall kill her before his face:
- Numbers 19:7 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
- Numbers 19:9 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה prep det + n c bs A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin-offering.
- Numbers 31:12 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs They brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
- Numbers 31:13 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them outside of the camp.
- Numbers 31:19 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה prep det + n c bs Encamp you outside of the camp seven days: whoever has killed any person, and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives.
- Numbers 31:24 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean; and afterward you shall come into the camp.
Deuteronomy 8 verses
- Deuteronomy 2:14 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs The days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty-eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Yahweh swore to them.
- Deuteronomy 2:15 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Moreover the hand of Yahweh was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
- Deuteronomy 23:9 מַחֲנֶ֖ה n c bs When you go forth in camp against your enemies, then you shall keep you from every evil thing.
- Deuteronomy 23:10 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs If there be among you any man, who is not clean by reason of that which happens him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
- Deuteronomy 23:11 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה ptcl def.art + n c bs but it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.
- Deuteronomy 23:12 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs You shall have a place also outside of the camp, where you shall go forth abroad:
- Deuteronomy 23:14 מַחֲנֶ֗/ךָ מַחֲנֶ֖י/ךָ n c bs cs + sfx pers 2ms n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms for Yahweh your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you; therefore shall your camp be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.
- Deuteronomy 29:11 מַחֲנֶ֑י/ךָ n c bp cs + sfx pers 2ms your little ones, your wives, and your foreigner who is in the midst of your camps, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water;
Joshua 16 verses
- Joshua 1:11 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare food; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.
- Joshua 3:2 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs It happened after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp;
- Joshua 5:8 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה prep det + n c bs It happened, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, until they were whole.
- Joshua 6:11 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs prep det + n c bs So he caused the ark of Yahweh to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
- Joshua 6:14 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs The second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
- Joshua 6:18 מַחֲנֵ֤ה n c bs cs But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so would you make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
- Joshua 6:23 לְ/מַחֲנֵ֥ה prep + n c bs cs The young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brothers, and all that she had; all her relatives also they brought out; and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.
- Joshua 8:13 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה ptcl def.art + n c bs So they set the people, even all the host who was on the north of the city, and their liers-in-wait who were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
- Joshua 9:6 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make you a covenant with us.
- Joshua 10:5 מַֽחֲנֵי/הֶ֑ם n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
- Joshua 10:6 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Don't slack your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us.
- Joshua 10:15 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
- Joshua 10:21 הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֧ה ptcl def.art + n c bs that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
- Joshua 10:43 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.
- Joshua 11:4 מַֽחֲנֵי/הֶם֙ n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp They went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
- Joshua 18:9 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs The men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.
Judges 21 verses
- Judges 4:15 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Yahweh confused Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
- Judges 4:16 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה מַחֲנֵ֤ה ptcl def.art + n c bs n c bs cs But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, to Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
- Judges 7:1 וּ/מַחֲנֵ֤ה conj + n c bs cs Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
- Judges 7:8 וּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה conj + n c bs cs So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
- Judges 7:9 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, Arise, get you down into the camp; for I have delivered it into your hand.
- Judges 7:10 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs But if you fear to go down, go you with Purah your servant down to the camp:
- Judges 7:11 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs prep det + n c bs and you shall hear what they say; and afterward shall your hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.
- Judges 7:13 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.
- Judges 7:14 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה ptcl def.art + n c bs His fellow answered, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God has delivered Midian, and all the host.
- Judges 7:15 מַחֲנֵ֣ה מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs n c bs cs It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation of it, that he worshiped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Yahweh has delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
- Judges 7:17 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs He said to them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall you do.
- Judges 7:18 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow you the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For Yahweh and for Gideon.
- Judges 7:19 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה ptcl def.art + n c bs So Gideon, and the hundred men who were with him, came to the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.
- Judges 7:21 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה prep det + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs They stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted, and put [them] to flight.
- Judges 7:22 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֜ה ptcl def.art + n c bs ptcl def.art + n c bs They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
- Judges 8:10 וּ/מַחֲנֵי/הֶ֤ם מַחֲנֵ֣ה conj + n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c bs cs Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.
- Judges 8:11 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְ/הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs conj + ptcl def.art + n c bs Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the host; for the host was secure.
- Judges 8:12 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the host.
- Judges 13:25 בְּ/מַחֲנֵה prep + n Proper The Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- Judges 21:8 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה ptcl def.art + n c bs They said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah? Behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.
- Judges 21:12 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
1 Samuel 20 verses
- 1 Samuel 4:3 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֒ ptcl def.art + n c bs When the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has Yahweh struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.
- 1 Samuel 4:5 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה ptcl def.art + n c bs When the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
- 1 Samuel 4:6 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep + n c bs cs ptcl def.art + n c bs When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What means the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? They understood that the ark of Yahweh was come into the camp.
- 1 Samuel 4:7 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs The Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. They said, Woe to us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.
- 1 Samuel 11:11 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs It was so on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it happened, that those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
- 1 Samuel 13:17 מִ/מַּחֲנֵ֥ה prep + n c bs cs The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
- 1 Samuel 14:15 בַ/מַּחֲנֶ֤ה prep det + n c bs There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.
- 1 Samuel 14:19 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs It happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw your hand.
- 1 Samuel 14:21 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה prep det + n c bs Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines as before, and who went up with them into the camp, [from the country] round about, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
- 1 Samuel 17:1 מַֽחֲנֵי/הֶם֙ n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
- 1 Samuel 17:4 מִ/מַּחֲנ֣וֹת prep + n c bp cs There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
- 1 Samuel 17:17 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Jesse said to David his son, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry [them] quickly to the camp to your brothers;
- 1 Samuel 17:46 מַחֲנֵ֤ה n c bs cs This day will Yahweh deliver you into my hand; and I will strike you, and take your head from off you; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
- 1 Samuel 17:53 מַחֲנֵי/הֶֽם n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
- 1 Samuel 26:6 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? Abishai said, I will go down with you.
- 1 Samuel 28:1 מַֽחֲנֵי/הֶם֙ בַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp prep det + n c bs It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know you assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.
- 1 Samuel 28:5 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs When Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
- 1 Samuel 28:19 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs Moreover Yahweh will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow shall you and your sons be with me: Yahweh will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 29:1 מַחֲנֵי/הֶ֖ם n c bp cs + sfx pers 3mp Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.
- 1 Samuel 29:6 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs Then Achish called David, and said to him, As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords don't favor you.
2 Samuel 4 verses
- 2 Samuel 1:2 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs it happened on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
- 2 Samuel 1:3 מִ/מַּחֲנֵ֥ה prep + n c bs cs David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
- 2 Samuel 5:24 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֥ה prep + n c bs cs It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall bestir yourself; for then is Yahweh gone out before you to strike the host of the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 23:16 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs The three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.
1 Kings 3 verses
- 1 Kings 16:16 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה prep det + n c bs The people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also struck the king: therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
- 1 Kings 22:34 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs A certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am severely wounded.
- 1 Kings 22:36 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה prep det + n c bs There went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.
2 Kings 14 verses
- 2 Kings 3:9 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה prep det + n c bs So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the animals that followed them.
- 2 Kings 3:24 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
- 2 Kings 5:15 מַחֲנֵ֗/הוּ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, please take a present from your servant.
- 2 Kings 6:24 מַחֲנֵ֑/הוּ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
- 2 Kings 7:4 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall to the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
- 2 Kings 7:5 מַחֲנֵ֣ה מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs n c bs cs They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.
- 2 Kings 7:6 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.
- 2 Kings 7:7 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
- 2 Kings 7:8 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה ptcl def.art + n c bs When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drink, and carried there silver, and gold, and clothing, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried there also, and went and hid it.
- 2 Kings 7:10 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs So they came and called to the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were.
- 2 Kings 7:12 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ ptcl def.art + n c bs The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.
- 2 Kings 7:14 מַחֲנֵֽה n c bs cs They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
- 2 Kings 7:16 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs The people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Yahweh.
- 2 Kings 19:35 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs It happened that night, that the angel of Yahweh went forth, and struck in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred eighty-five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
1 Chronicles 7 verses
- 1 Chronicles 9:18 לְ/מַחֲנ֖וֹת prep + n c bp cs who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 9:19 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15 וּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה conj + n c bs cs Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 11:18 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה prep + n c bs cs The three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 לְ/מַחֲנֶ֥ה כְּ/מַחֲנֵ֥ה prep + n c bs prep + n c bs cs For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.
- 1 Chronicles 14:15 מַחֲנֵ֥ה n c bs cs It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God is gone out before you to strike the host of the Philistines.
- 1 Chronicles 14:16 מַחֲנֵ֣ה n c bs cs David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
2 Chronicles 5 verses
- 2 Chronicles 14:13 מַחֲנֵ֑/הוּ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה ptcl def.art + n c bs A certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1 לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2 מַחֲנ֥וֹת n c bp cs Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֖ה prep + n c bs cs Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he was come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own bowels killed him there with the sword.
Psalms 3 verses
- Psalms 27:3 מַחֲנֶה֮ n c bs Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, Even then I will be confident.
- Psalms 78:28 מַחֲנֵ֑/הוּ n c bs cs + sfx pers 3ms He let them fall in the midst of their camp, Around their habitations.
- Psalms 106:16 בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה prep det + n c bs They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron, Yahweh's saint.
Song of Solomon 1 verse
Isaiah 1 verse
Ezekiel 2 verses
- Ezekiel 1:24 מַחֲנֶ֑ה n c bs When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
- Ezekiel 4:2 מַחֲנ֛וֹת n c bp and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it round about.
Joel 1 verse
Amos 1 verse
Zechariah 1 verse
About this entry
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“camp” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun מחנה (machăneh). One archaism survives in the King James Version — “host” — where modern Bibles read “camp”; see the renderings breakdown. It appears 190 verses across 20 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its common vocabulary. First canonically at Genesis 32:2, it enters the text early. Its meaning spans more than one sense — see its full sense range. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H4264 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 190
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 190 distinct verses.
- 20 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 20 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #220
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 220 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 190 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 190 distinct verses.
- Torah (Pentateuch) 90 verses · 47%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 84 verses · 44%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 16 verses · 8%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Camp 121×, Host 42×, Camps 6×
- American Standard Version: Camp 128×, Host 23×, Camps 6×
- Berean Standard Bible: Camp 139×, Army 20×, Camps 11×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Camp 139×, Camp of 41×, Camps 15×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H4264 across 216 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 25 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H4264 across 215 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 31 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H4264 across 206 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 20 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 9 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H4264 across 218 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 18 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
7 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 7 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. camp, place of encampment:
- a. of caravan of travellers Gn 32:22 (J), especially of Isr. at Exod. and in wildern. Ex 16:13(×2) 19:16, 17 (all P; disting. from עַם); שַׁעַר מ׳ Ex 32:26 (JE); especially מִחוּץ המ׳ in connexion with uncleanness, etc., Ex 29:14; Lv 4:12 (P) + often, of position of tent of meeting Ex 33:7(×2) (JE), contr. Nu 2:17 (P), where of encampments of several tribes, cf. 1:52; 2:3; 10:2, 5, 6, 25 etc., (all P), already passing over to 3 (cf. הַחֹנִים 10:5, 6); e.g. Genesis 32:22
- b. specif. of camp of Levites, surrounding tabernacle, so that P can say אֹהֶל־מוֹעֵד מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִם Nu 2:17; and so (late) of temple הַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְמַחֲנוֹת בְּנֵי לֵוִי 1 Ch 9:18, as well as שַׁעֲרֵי מַחֲנוֹת י׳ 2 Ch 31:2; pl. (opp. מִבְצָרִים = fortresses) Nu 13:19. e.g. Numbers 2:17
- 2. camp of armed host Jos 6:11(×2), 14 (JE), 1 S 4:3, 5, 6(×2), 7; 17:53; 2 K 7:16 etc. e.g. Joshua 6:11
- 3.
- a. those who encamp Nu 10:5, 6; 1 Ch 11:5 ψ 27:3 (all c. vb. חנה), cf. (prob.) Is 37:36 = 2 K 19:35, etc. e.g. Numbers 10:5
- b. company, body of people; people and beasts Gn 32:8, 9(×2), 11; 33:8, funeral company of Jacob Gn 50:9; of Isr. on march Ex 14:19, 20 cf. Nu 10:5, 6. e.g. Genesis 32:8
- c. army, host Jos 8:13; 10:5; 11:4 Ju 4:15, 16(×2) 7:1, 8; 8:10(×2), 11(×2) 12 1 S 17:1, 46 2 K 3:9 even while in the thick of the fight; 1 K 22:34 = 2 Ch 18:33 etc. e.g. Joshua 8:13
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Gn 33:8 + 16 times and f. ψ 27:3; 1 Ch 11:15 (on Gn 32:9a v. Di) encampment, camp—abs. מ׳ Gn 32:9(×2) + 126 times (incl. Ez 1:24, del. Co); cstr. מַחֲנֵה Gn 32:3 + 56 times; sf. מַחֲנֵהוּ Nu 1:52 + 5 times; מַחֲנֶיךָ Dt 23:15; 29:10, מַחֲנֶךָ Dt 23:15, מַחֲנֵיכֶם Am 4:10, מַחֲנֵיהֶם Nu 5:3 Ju 8:10 (cf. infr., and on form of noun c. sf. vid. Ges§ 93, 3, R 3); pl. abs. מַחֲנוֹת Gn 32:8 + 9 times; cstr. 1 Ch 9:18 + 2 times, מַחֲנִים Nu 13:19; sf. (appar. pl. n.) מַחֲנֵיהֶם Jos 10:4 + 5 times;—on du. v. מ׳ n.pr. infr.
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from חנה (chânâh) (H2583) — to encamp.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
מַחֲנֶה
- camp, esp. the encampment of the Israelites in the desert (v. Num. II); transferred to the limits of graded sacredness in Jerusalem (v. מְחִיצָה II). Sifré Num. 1 מַחְנֵה ישראל the camp of the Israelites (from the gate of Jerusalem to the Temple mount); מ׳ לויה the camp of the attendants (priests and Levites, from the Temple mount to the Temple court); מ׳ שכינה the camp of the Divine Majesty (from the entrance of the court and further). Ib. מ׳ ארון the camp of the Ark in the desert (= מ׳ לויה); Y. Sot. VIII, 22ᵇ bot.; a. fr.—Pl. מַחֲנוֹת. Sifré l. c. שלש מ׳ הן there are three camps of graded sacredness (= מְחִיצוֹת). e.g. Numbers 2:25
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 78 distinct written forms H4264 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 18 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H4264, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- חנות chânûwth H2588 cell
- חנית chănîyth H2595 spear
- חנן chânan H2603 to be gracious
- תחנה tachănâh H8466 encampment
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 9 — not the complete family. 3 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 183 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 190 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 32:2
- Exodus 14:19
- Leviticus 4:12
- Numbers 1:52
- Deuteronomy 2:14
- Joshua 1:11
- Judges 4:15
- 1 Samuel 4:3
- 2 Samuel 1:2
- 1 Kings 16:16
- 2 Kings 3:9
- 1 Chronicles 9:18
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
