בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה
𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄
bemachaneh
into the camp
from חָנָה; 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); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
Judges 7:13 · Word #18
Lexicon H4264
| Lemma | מַחֲנֶה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | machăneh |
| Strong's | H4264 |
| In-context | into the camp |
Morphology HR/Ncbsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4264-03
in the encampment
| Root | חנה (ḥ-n-h) |
| Core Meanings | to encamp, to pitch camp, to settle temporarily, to station |
| Semantic Range | encampment, camp, army camp, military host, company, band, sacred camp (e.g., Israel around the tabernacle), figurative heavenly or cosmic host |
| Conceptual Significance | The “encampment” is central to Israel’s wilderness identity, with the tribes arranged around the dwelling of יהוה. It signifies ordered community under divine leadership and often carries martial overtones, portraying Israel—and at times heavenly beings—as the assembled host of יהוה. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְ (“in”) prefixed to a masculine singular noun מַחֲנֶה (common noun). No pronominal suffix; singular form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַחֲנֶה derives from the root חנה (“to encamp, to pitch camp”) and denotes the place or body formed by encamping. The form here is singular with the prefixed preposition בְ (“in”), so "in the encampment" preserves both the locative sense of the preposition and the singular noun derived from the verbal root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חנה (to encamp, to pitch camp, to settle temporarily, to station)
| 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 |
Word Usage (216 occurrences of H4264)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 32:3 | מַחֲנֵ֥ה | machaneh | the camp |
| Genesis 32:8 | מַחֲנֽוֹת | machanot | camps |
| Genesis 32:9 | הַ/מַּחֲנֶ֥ה | hamachaneh | the camp |