מִ/מַּחֲנַ֨יִם
𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤌
Machanayim
from Mahanaim
A proper place-name meaning 'Two Camps' or 'Double Camp,' referring specifically to a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible east of the Jordan River. The term originates as a dual form of the word for 'camp,' denoting either two encampments or a place where two camps met or were present. In narrative contexts, it is used both as a descriptive term for a specific event—a meeting point of two camps—and as the stable geographic name of a settled location.
Joshua 13:30 · Word #3
Lexicon H4266
| Lemma | מַחֲנַיִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Machanayim |
| Strong's | H4266 |
| Definition | A proper place-name meaning 'Two Camps' or 'Double Camp,' referring specifically to a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible east of the Jordan River. The term originates as a dual form of the word for 'camp,' denoting either two encampments or a place where two camps met or were present. In narrative contexts, it is used both as a descriptive term for a specific event—a meeting point of two camps—and as the stable geographic name of a settled location. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from Mahanaim |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4266-03
from Two Camps
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִ ("from") prefixed to proper noun מַחֲנַיִם, a dual-form place-name derived from מַחֲנֶה ("camp"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The base noun is the dual form of "camp" (מַחֲנֶה) from the root חנה, meaning "to encamp." The prefixed מִ indicates "from," so the full form denotes origin "from Two Camps," preserving both the dual morphology and the locative preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Machanayim
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Two Camps-ward |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)