# H4264 מַחֲנֶה

מַחֲנֶה (machăneh), Strong’s H4264: an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even… KJV…

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*machăneh* — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even…

KJV: army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Derived from [חָנָה chânâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H2583) (to incline)

Occurs 216 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מַחֲנֶה 214 n.m. and f. encampment, camp
- 1 camp, place of encampment
- 2 camp of armed host
- a those who encamp
- b company, body of people
- c army, host

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 32:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=3) — When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- [Genesis 32:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=8) — Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, along with the flocks, the…
- [Genesis 32:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=9) — He said, “If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape.”
- [Genesis 32:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=11) — I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant…
- [Genesis 32:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=22) — So the present passed over before him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp.
- [Genesis 33:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/33?v=8) — Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
- [Genesis 50:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/50?v=9) — Both chariots and horsemen went up with him. It was a very great company.
- [Exodus 14:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/14?v=19) — The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from…
- [Exodus 14:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/14?v=20) — It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light by…
- [Exodus 14:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/14?v=24) — In the morning watch, the LORD looked out on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused…