Hebrew word study

מַחֲנֶהmachăneh — an encampment (of travellers or troops)

Pronounced “makh-an-eh'”

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)

Translated in the King James as: army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Appears 213 times in Scripture

Origin: from H2583 (חָנָה);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 8×

Genesis 32:2 Genesis 32:7 Genesis 32:8 Genesis 32:10 Genesis 32:21 Genesis 33:8 Genesis 50:9+ 1 more in Genesis

Exodus — 18×

Exodus 14:19 Exodus 14:20 Exodus 14:24 Exodus 16:13 Exodus 19:16 Exodus 19:17 Exodus 29:14 Exodus 32:17 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 32:26 Exodus 32:27 Exodus 33:7 Exodus 33:11 Exodus 36:6+ 4 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 18×

Leviticus 4:12 Leviticus 4:21 Leviticus 6:11 Leviticus 8:17 Leviticus 9:11 Leviticus 10:4 Leviticus 10:5 Leviticus 13:46 Leviticus 14:3 Leviticus 14:8 Leviticus 16:26 Leviticus 16:27 Leviticus 16:28 Leviticus 17:3 Leviticus 24:10 Leviticus 24:14 Leviticus 24:23+ 1 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 49×

Numbers 1:52 Numbers 2:3 Numbers 2:9 Numbers 2:10 Numbers 2:16 Numbers 2:17 Numbers 2:18 Numbers 2:24 Numbers 2:25 Numbers 2:31 Numbers 2:32 Numbers 4:5 Numbers 4:15 Numbers 5:2 Numbers 5:3 Numbers 5:4 Numbers 10:2 Numbers 10:5 Numbers 10:6 Numbers 10:14 Numbers 10:18 Numbers 10:22 Numbers 10:25 Numbers 10:34 Numbers 11:1+ 24 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 9×

Deuteronomy 2:14 Deuteronomy 2:15 Deuteronomy 23:9 Deuteronomy 23:10 Deuteronomy 23:11 Deuteronomy 23:12 Deuteronomy 23:14 Deuteronomy 29:11+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 17×

Joshua 1:11 Joshua 3:2 Joshua 5:8 Joshua 6:11 Joshua 6:14 Joshua 6:18 Joshua 6:23 Joshua 8:13 Joshua 9:6 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 10:6 Joshua 10:15 Joshua 10:21 Joshua 10:43 Joshua 11:4 Joshua 18:9+ 1 more in Joshua

Judges — 27×

Judges 4:15 Judges 4:16 Judges 7:1 Judges 7:8 Judges 7:9 Judges 7:10 Judges 7:11 Judges 7:13 Judges 7:14 Judges 7:15 Judges 7:17 Judges 7:18 Judges 7:19 Judges 7:21 Judges 7:22 Judges 8:10 Judges 8:11 Judges 8:12 Judges 21:8 Judges 21:12+ 7 more in Judges

1 Samuel — 22×

1 Sam 4:3 1 Sam 4:5 1 Sam 4:6 1 Sam 4:7 1 Sam 11:11 1 Sam 13:17 1 Sam 14:15 1 Sam 14:19 1 Sam 14:21 1 Sam 17:1 1 Sam 17:4 1 Sam 17:17 1 Sam 17:46 1 Sam 17:53 1 Sam 26:6 1 Sam 28:1 1 Sam 28:5 1 Sam 28:19 1 Sam 29:1 1 Sam 29:6+ 2 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 4×

2 Sam 1:2 2 Sam 1:3 2 Sam 5:24 2 Sam 23:16

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 16:16 1 Ki 22:34 1 Ki 22:36

2 Kings — 15×

2 Ki 3:9 2 Ki 3:24 2 Ki 5:15 2 Ki 6:24 2 Ki 7:4 2 Ki 7:5 2 Ki 7:6 2 Ki 7:7 2 Ki 7:8 2 Ki 7:10 2 Ki 7:12 2 Ki 7:14 2 Ki 7:16 2 Ki 19:35+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 8×

1 Chr 9:18 1 Chr 9:19 1 Chr 11:15 1 Chr 11:18 1 Chr 12:22 1 Chr 14:15 1 Chr 14:16+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 5×

2 Chr 14:13 2 Chr 18:33 2 Chr 22:1 2 Chr 31:2 2 Chr 32:21

Psalms — 3×

Psalms 27:3 Psalms 78:28 Psalms 106:16

Song of Solomon — 1×

Song 6:13

Isaiah — 1×

Isaiah 37:36

Ezekiel — 2×

Ezekiel 1:24 Ezekiel 4:2

Joel — 1×

Joel 2:11

Amos — 1×

Amos 4:10

Zechariah — 1×

Zech 14:15

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