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מַחֲנַיִם

Machanajim , a place in Palestine

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מַחֲנַיִם H4266
Pronunciation maḥănayim

What does מַחֲנַיִם (maḥănayim) mean in the Bible?

מַחֲנַיִם (maḥănayim) is a Hebrew word meaning "Machanajim , a place in Palestine".

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Questions this entry answers

What does מַחֲנַיִם (maḥănayim) mean in the Bible?

מַחֲנַיִם (maḥănayim) is a Hebrew word meaning "Machanajim , a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H4266?

The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to Mahanaim (4), Mahanaim (3), from Mahanaim (2), in Mahanaim (2), and from Mahanaim (1).

Where does מַחֲנַיִם (maḥănayim) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (6), Joshua (3), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
to Mahanaim 4× 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 17:24, 2 Samuel 17:27, 1 Kings 2:8
Mahanaim 3× Genesis 32:2, Joshua 21:38, 1 Chronicles 6:80
from Mahanaim 2× Joshua 13:30, 2 Samuel 2:12
in Mahanaim 2× 2 Samuel 19:32, 1 Kings 4:14
and from Mahanaim 1× Joshua 13:26
at Mahanaim 1× 2 Samuel 2:29
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 32:2 מַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃פ to Mahanaim Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 13:26 וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם to and from Mahanaim Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 13:30 מִמַּחֲנַ֨יִם to from Mahanaim Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 21:38 מַחֲנַ֖יִם to Mahanaim Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 2:8 מַחֲנָֽיִם׃ to to Mahanaim Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 2:12 מִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם to from Mahanaim Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 2:29 מַחֲנָֽיִם׃ to at Mahanaim Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Samuel 17:24 מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה to to Mahanaim Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2 Samuel 17:27 מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה to to Mahanaim Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2 Samuel 19:32 בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם to in Mahanaim Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 32:2
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Joshua 3 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1
Source forms
מַחֲנַ֖יִם 2x ma·ḥă·na·yim Joshua 21:38, 1 Chronicles 6:80
מַחֲנָֽיִם׃ 2x ma·ḥă·nā·yim 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:29
מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה 2x ma·ḥă·nā·yə·māh 2 Samuel 17:24, 2 Samuel 17:27
בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם 1x ḇə·ma·ḥă·na·yim 2 Samuel 19:32
וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם 1x ū·mim·ma·ḥă·na·yim Joshua 13:26
מַחֲנָ֑יִם 1x ma·ḥă·nā·yim 1 Kings 2:8
מַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃פ 1x ma·ḥă·nā·yim Genesis 32:2
מַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ 1x ma·ḥă·nā·yə·māh 1 Kings 4:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 6x Genesis 32:2, Joshua 21:38, 2 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 2:29
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 3x 2 Samuel 17:24, 2 Samuel 17:27, 1 Kings 4:14
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Joshua 13:30, 2 Samuel 2:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 13:26
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x 2 Samuel 19:32
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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