חָנָה (chânâh) — Abide
Hebrew word study: חָנָה (chânâh), Strong's H2583. properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
KJV translation words: abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Strong's H2583 is tagged on 143 words in 135 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:17 and last appears in Zechariah 9:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 135)
- Genesis 26:17 — וַיִּחַן — and he encamped
- Genesis 33:18 — וַיִּחַן — and he camped
- Exodus 13:20 — וַיַּחֲנוּ — and they encamped
- Exodus 14:2 — וְיַחֲנוּ — and they may encamp
- Exodus 14:9 — חֹנִים — encamped
- Exodus 15:27 — וַיַּחֲנוּ — and they encamped
- Exodus 17:1 — וַיַּחֲנוּ — and they encamped
- Exodus 18:5 — חֹנֶה — was encamped
- Exodus 19:2 — וַיַּחֲנוּ — and they encamped
- Numbers 1:50 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 1:51 — וּבַחֲנֹת — and when encamps
- Numbers 1:52 — וְחָנוּ — and they will encamp
- Numbers 1:53 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 2:2 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 2:3 — וְהַחֹנִים — and those who encamp
- Numbers 2:5 — וְהַחֹנִים — and those who encamp
- Numbers 2:12 — וְהַחוֹנִם — and those who encamp
- Numbers 2:17 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 2:27 — וְהַחֹנִים — and those who encamp
- Numbers 2:34 — חָנוּ — they camped
- Numbers 3:23 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 3:29 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 3:35 — יַחֲנוּ — they will encamp
- Numbers 3:38 — וְהַחֹנִים — and those who encamp
- Numbers 9:17 — יַחֲנוּ — they encamped
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2603 חָנַן (chânan).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2588 חָנוּת (chânûwth), H2595 חֲנִית (chănîyth), H2603 חָנַן (chânan), H4264 מַחֲנֶה (machăneh), H8465 תַּחַן (Tachan), H8466 תַּחֲנָה (tachănâh).
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What does chânâh (H2583) mean?
Properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege).
How is H2583 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2583 as: abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent..
How often does חָנָה (chânâh) appear?
Strong's H2583 is tagged on 143 words in 135 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:17 and last appears in Zechariah 9:8.
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