Hebrew word study
מַחֲנֶה H4264
- Transliteration
- machăneh
- Pronunciation
- makh-an-eh'
- KJV glosses
- army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information