Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4266

Strong's H4266 · Hebrew

מַחֲנַיִם

Machănayim · /makh-an-ah'-yim/

Number
H4266
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מַחֲנַיִם
Transliteration
Machănayim
Pronunciation
makh-an-ah'-yim
KJV occurrences
13 verses

Definition

Machanajim, a place in Palestine

KJV: Mahanaim.

Root / derivation: dual of H4264 (מַחֲנֶה); double camp;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַחֲנַיִם across 13 verses.

Mahanaim13×

Every occurrence (KJV)

13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis1 verse
Joshua3 verses
2 Samuel6 verses
2 Samuel 2:8

But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; Saul's host: Heb. the host which was Saul's Ishbosheth: or, Eshbaal

2 Samuel 2:12

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

2 Samuel 2:29

And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 17:24

Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

2 Samuel 17:27

And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

2 Samuel 19:32

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

1 Kings2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H4266 (Machănayim) mean?

Machanajim, a place in Palestine

How many times does H4266 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H4266 (מַחֲנַיִם) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Mahanaim.”

How is Machănayim translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H4266 is rendered as “Mahanaim” (13×).

Where does the Hebrew word מַחֲנַיִם come from?

dual of H4264 (מַחֲנֶה); double camp;