Lexical Definition

‎מַחֲנֶה‎ machăneh (makh-an-eh') camp ^H:N-F
from ‎חָנָה‎

army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

• 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)

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

See Greek: ἀγρός · δύναμις · ἐκεῖ · λαός · οἶκος · παρεμβολή · πόλεμος · συναγωγή · τάξις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַחֲנֶה‎₂₁₄ noun masculine^{Gen 33:8} + 16 t. and feminine^{Ps 27:3; 1Chr 11:15} (on Gen 32:9* a see Di) encampment, camp — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Gen 32:9* (twice in verse) + 126 t. (including Ezek 1:24, strike out Co); construct ‎מַחֲנֵה‎ Gen 32:3* + 56 t.; suffix ‎מַחֲנֵהוּ‎ Num 1:52 + 5 t.; ‎מַחֲנֶיךָ‎ Deut 23:15*; Deut 29:10*, ‎מַחֲנֶךָ‎ Deut 23:15*, ‎מַחֲנֵיכֶם‎ Amos 4:10, ‎מַהֲנֵיהֶם‎ Num 5:3; Judg 8:10 (compare below, and on form of noun with suffix see Ges^{«GKC:93»§ 93}. 3, R 3); plural absolute ‎מִחֲנות‎ Gen 32:8* + 9 t.; construct 1Chr 9:18 + 2 t., ‎מַחֲנִים‎ Num 13:19 suffix (apparetnly plural noun) ‎מַחֲנֵיהֶם‎ Josh 10:4 + 5 t.; — 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 Exod 16:13 (twice in verse); Exod 19:16; Exod 19:17 (all P; distinguished from ‎עַם‎); ‎׳‎‎שַׁעַר מ‎ Exod 32:26 (JE); especially ‎׳‎‎מִחוּץ המ‎ in connection with uncleanness, etc., Exod 29:14; Lev 4:12 (P) + often, of position of tent of meeting Exod 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; Num 10:6); specifically of camp of Levites, surrounding tabernacle, so that P can say ‎אֹהֶלמֿוֺעֵד מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִם‎ Num 2:17 and so (late) of temple ‎הַשֹּׁעֲרִים לְמַחֲנוֺת בְּנֵי לֵוִי‎ 1Chr 9:18, as well as ‎׳‎‎שַׁעֲרֵי מַחֲנוֺת י‎ 2Chr 31:2 plural (opposed to ‎מִבְצָרִים‎ = fortresses) Num 13:19.

2. camp of armed host Josh 6:11 (twice in verse); Josh 6:14 (JE), 1Sam 4:3; 1Sam 4:5; 1Sam 4:6 (twice in verse); 1Sam 4:7; 1Sam 17:53; 2Kgs 7:16 etc.

3. a. those who encamp Num 10:5; Num 10:6; 1Chr 11:15; Ps 27:3 (all with verb ‎חנה‎) compare (probably) Isa 37:36 = 2Kgs 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 Exod 14:19; Exod 14:20 compare Num 10:5; Num 10:6.
c. army, host Josh 8:13; Josh 10:5; Josh 11:4; Judg 4:15; Judg 4:16 (twice in verse); Judg 7:1; Judg 7:8; Judg 8:10 (twice in verse); Judg 8:11 (twice in verse); Judg 8:12; 1Sam 17:1; 1Sam 17:46; 2Kgs 3:9 even while in the thick of the fight; 1Kgs 22:34 = 2Chr 18:33 etc.

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