H2583 חָנָה
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 143 KJV occurrences
חָנָה
chânâh · khaw-naw'
Definition
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 Renderings
abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Derivation / Etymology
a primitive root (compare H2603 (חָנַן));
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 143)
- Genesis 26:17¶ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
- Numbers 2:3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
- Numbers 10:31And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.
- Numbers 33:15And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
- Numbers 33:33And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah.
- Joshua 10:5Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
- 1 Samuel 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
- 1 Kings 20:27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.