H4266

מַחֲנַיִם

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Mahanaim

§ Mahanaim = "two camps" a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מַחֲנַיִם proper name, of a location (two camps) — east of Jordan; name from Jacob's meeting angels according to Gen 32:3 (J), place on border of Gad Josh 13:26, of Manasseh vJosh 13:30 (P); Levitical city in Gad Josh 21:36 (P) = 1Chr 6:65 named also 2Sam 2:8 (מַחֲנָ֑יִם), v2Sam 2:12 v2Sam 2:29 (נָ֑יִם-), 2Sam 19:33; 1Kgs 2:8 (נָ֑ים-); מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה 2Sam 17:24; 2Sam 17:27; 1Kgs 4:14 site unknown, see DiGn; כִּמְחֹלַת הַמַּחֲנָ֑יִם Song 7:1 is put here by Ew Hi Öttli and others: as at a (the) dance of Mahanaim; dance of a double choir Gi Stickel RV.


8 occurrences

Joshua (3), II Samuel (3), I Kings (2)