חֲנ֛וּ

𐤇𐤍𐤅

chanu

encamp

a primitive root (compare חָנַן); properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege); abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.

H2583

Numbers 31:19 · Word #2

Lexicon H2583

Lemmaחָנָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤍𐤄
Transliterationchânâh
Strong'sH2583
In-contextencamp

Morphology HVqv2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H2583-04

they pitched camp / pitch camp, you men!

Morphological NotesQal stem of חָנָה. Forms include Qal perfect 3rd common plural (חָנוּ/חָנ֥וּ etc.) and Qal imperative 2nd masculine plural (חֲנוּ). The suffix וּ marks plural in both forms; context determines whether indicative or imperative.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple action of settling or pitching camp, reflecting the root idea of inclining or settling down. The perfect 3rd common plural is rendered "they pitched camp," while the imperative 2nd masculine plural is rendered "pitch camp, you men!" preserving both number and gender distinctions present in the morphology.

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

Words from Root חנה (to incline, to settle, to pitch camp, to encamp, to dwell temporarily)

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 (143 occurrences of H2583)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 26:17 וַ/יִּ֥חַן vayichan and encamped
Genesis 33:18 וַ/יִּ֖חַן vayichan and encamped
Exodus 13:20 וַ/יַּחֲנ֣וּ vayachanu and encamped
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