הַֽ/מַּחֲנֹת֙

𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤕

hamachanot

the camps

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.

H4264

Numbers 2:32 · Word #9

Lexicon H4264

Lemmaמַחֲנֶה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄
Transliterationmachăneh
Strong'sH4264
In-contextthe camps

Morphology HTd/Ncbpa 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 p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4264-07

the encampments

Morphological NotesNoun common masculine, plural absolute (מַחֲנוֹת) with prefixed definite article הַ־; no pronominal suffix. Though ending in ־וֹת, it is the regular plural form of a masculine noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun מַחֲנֶה derives from the root חנה, "to encamp" or "to pitch tent." The form הַמַּחֲנוֹת is masculine plural absolute with the definite article, so "the encampments" preserves both the plural number and the concrete sense of places where groups have encamped, reflecting the root action of settling in formation.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חנה (to encamp, to pitch tent, to settle temporarily, to dwell 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

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