חֲנִ֣ית
𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕
chanit
a spear
lemma חֲניִת second vowel, corrected to חֲנִית; from חָנָה; a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent); javelin, spear.
H2595
1 Samuel 21:9 · Word #9
Lexicon H2595
| Lemma | חֲנִית |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 |
| Transliteration | chănîyth |
| Strong's | H2595 |
| In-context | a spear |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2595-03
encamping-spear
| Root | חנה (ḥ-n-h) |
| Core Meanings | to camp, encamp, pitch a tent, settle in formation |
| Semantic Range | spear, lance, javelin; a thrusting weapon associated with warriors and military encampments |
| Conceptual Significance | The encamping-spear symbolizes martial power and readiness in Israel’s warfare narratives. Its derivation from the root meaning ‘to camp’ evokes the ordered structure of Israel’s armies, where warfare and encampment were closely linked in covenantal history. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun (absolute and construct forms attested: HNcfsa, HNcfsc). No pronominal suffix in the cited forms. Derived nominal form from the root חנה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֲנִית is a feminine singular noun derived from חנה (“to camp, encamp”). The rendering “encamping-spear” preserves the imagery of something that ‘pitches’ or ‘plants’ like a tent stake, reflecting the root connection while maintaining the singular feminine form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חנה (to camp, encamp, pitch a tent, settle in formation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2595-01 |
bachanit | with the pitching-spear |
H2595-02 |
bachanito | with his planting-spear |
H4264-01 |
bamachaneh | in the encampment |
H4264-02 |
bamachanot | in the encampments |
H4264-03 |
bemachaneh | in the encampment |
H2595-04 |
chanitekha | your encamping-spear |
H2595-05 |
chanito | his planting-spear |
H2583-01 |
chanot | to encamp / to lay siege |
H2583-02 |
chanotenu | our encamping |
H2583-03 |
chanu | they pitched camp / pitch camp, you men! |
H2583-04 |
chonah | she pitched camp |
H2583-05 |
chonakhe | your (feminine) one-encamping |
H2583-06 |
choneh | the one encamping |
H2583-07 |
chonim | those encamping |
H4264-04 |
habemachanim | in the encampments |
H2595-06 |
hachanit | the pitched-spear |
H2595-07 |
hachanitim | the encamping-spears |
H2588-01 |
hachanuyot | the encampment-cells |
H2583-08 |
hachonim | the encamping ones |
H4264-05 |
hamachanayim | the two encampments |
H4264-06 |
hamachaneh | the encampment |
H4264-07 |
hamachanot | the encampments |
H2595-08 |
hchnyt | the pitching-spear |
H4264-08 |
kemachaneh | like the encampment of |
H2583-09 |
lachanotekhem | for your encamping |
H4264-09 |
lamachaneh | to the encampment |
H4264-10 |
lemachaneh | to the encampment of |
H4264-11 |
lemachanot | for encampments of |
H4266-01 |
machanayemah | to Two-Camps |
H4266-02 |
machanayim | Two Camps |
H4264-12 |
machaneh | encampment-of |
H4264-13 |
machanehu | his encampment |
H4264-14 |
machanekha | your encampment |
H4264-15 |
machaneyhem | their encampments |
H4264-16 |
machaneykha | your encampments |
H4264-17 |
machaneykhem | your encampments |
H4264-18 |
machanot | encampments |
H4266-03 |
mimachanayim | from Two-Camps |
H4264-19 |
mimachaneh | from the encampment |
H4264-20 |
mimachanot | from the encampments of |
H2583-10 |
tachaneh | she pitches-camp |
H2583-11 |
tachanu | you men will pitch camp |
H4264-21 |
umachaneh | and encampment of |
H4264-22 |
umachaneyhem | and their encampments |
H2595-09 |
uvachanit | and with the encamping-spear |
H2583-12 |
uvachanot | and in the encamping |
H2583-13 |
vachaneh | and you encamped |
H2595-10 |
vachanit | and a pitching-spear |
H2595-11 |
vachanito | and his encamping-spear |
H2595-12 |
vachanitoteyhem | and their encamping-lances |
H4264-23 |
vamachaneh | in the encampment |
H2583-14 |
vanachaneh | and we pitched camp |
H2583-15 |
vayachanu | and they pitched camp |
H2583-16 |
vayachanun | and they pitched-camp |
H2583-17 |
vayichan | and he encamped |
H2583-18 |
vechaniti | and I will encamp |
H2583-19 |
vechanu | and they pitched camp |
H2583-20 |
vehachonim | and the tent-pitching ones |
H4264-24 |
vehamachaneh | and the encampment |
H2583-21 |
veyachanu | and they pitched camp |
H2583-22 |
yachanu | they will encamp |
Word Usage (48 occurrences of H2595)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 13:19 | חֲנִֽית | chanit | spear |
| 1 Samuel 13:22 | וַ/חֲנִית֙ | vachanit | nor spear |
| 1 Samuel 17:7 | חֲנִית֗/וֹ | chanito | his spear |