HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4264
מַחֲנֶה
ma.cha.neh — camp
1) encampment, camp 1a) camp, place of encampment 1b) camp of armed host, army camp 1c) those who encamp, company, body of people
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Camp
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2583
חָנָה
cha.nah — to camp
1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp
135 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1537
גִּלְגָּל
gil.gal — Gilgal
§ Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling" the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship
38 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4266
מַחֲנַיִם
ma.cha.na.yim — Mahanaim
§ Mahanaim = "two camps" a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2895
κράββατος
krabbatos — bed
κράβαττος (Rec. κράββατος), ου, ὁ (a Macedonian word, = Lat. grabatus, cl. σκίμπους), [in Aquila.: Amo.3:12 * ;] a camp bed, pallet: Mrk.2:4, 9 2:11-12 6:55, Jhn.5:8-11, Act.5:15 9:33 (see Swete, Mk., 24, and cf. κλίνη).† (AS)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4550
מַסַּע
mas.sa — journey
1) a pulling up (of stakes), breaking camp, setting out, journey 1a) pulling up, breaking camp 1b) setting out 1c) station, stage, journey
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3925
παρεμβολή
parembolē — barracks
παρ-εμ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ (παρεμβάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מַחֲנֶה ;] 1. an insertion, interpolation (Æschin.) 2. In the Macedonian dialect (Rutherford, NPhr., 473), as a military term; (a) an army in battle array: Heb.11:34 (cf. Exo.14:19-20, Jdg.4:16, al.; frequently in Polyb.); (b) a camp (Exo.29:14, al.) : Heb.13:11, 13 Rev.20:9; (with) barracks, soldiers' quarters: Act.21:34, 37 22:24 23:10, 16 23:32 28:16 (WH, txt., R, om.).† παρ-εμ-βάλλω, [in LXX frequently and chiefly for מַחֲנֶה ;] 1. to put in beside or between, interpose. 2. In late writers (Polyb., al., LXX) as technical military term; (a) of soldiers, to draw up in line (frequently in 1Ma.2:32, al.); (b) of siege works, to cast up: with accusative and dative, χάρακά σοι, Luk.19:43.† (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4232
πραιτώριον
praitōrion — praetorium
πραιτώριον, -ου, τό (Lat. prætorium) 1. headquarters in a Roman camp, 2. The palace or official residence of the Governor of a province: Mat.27:27, Mrk.15:16 (see Swete, in l), Jhn.18:28, 33 19:9; τ. π. τ. Ἡρώδου, Act.23:35. 3. the Prætorian Guard: Php.1:13 (see Lft., in l; ICC, 51 f.).† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4754
στρατεύω
strateuō — to battle
στρατεύω and depon., -ομαι, so always in NT (στρατός, an encamped army), [in LXX for מההּ hith., יָצָא, צָבָא; metaphorically, 4Ma.9:23 ;] used of the general, to make war, do battle, and (chiefly) of the soldiers serving under him, to serve as a soldier: Luk.3:14, 1Co.9:7, 2Ti.2:4. Metaphorical (cf. MM, ii, xxiii), of spiritual conflict, to war, make war: 2Co.10:3, 1Ti.1:18, Jas.4:1, 1Pe.2:11.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8271
שְׁרָא
she.re — to loose
1) to loosen, abide, begin 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to loosen 1a2) to abide (from loosing girths for camp) 1b) (Pael) to begin, open 1c) (Ithpael) to be loosened
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2698
חֲצֵרוֹת
cha.tse.rot — Hazeroth
§ Hazeroth = "settlement" an Israelite camp in the wilderness
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2918
טִירָה
ti.rah — encampment
1) encampment, battlement 1a) encampment, tent camp 1b) walled dwelling places, battlement (metaph.) 1c) row (of stones)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6914
קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה
qiv.rot hat.ta.a.vah — Kibroth-hattaavah
§ Kibroth-hattaavah = "graves of lust" a station of Israel in the wilderness 3 campsites away from Sinai near the gulf of Akabah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4505
ῥύμη
rhumē — lane
ῥύμη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Isa.15:3 (רְחֹב), Pro.31:23 א, Tob.13:18, Sir.9:7 א1* ;] 1. in cl., the force, rush, swing, of a moving body; esp. of a charge of soldiers. 2. In late Greek (as in Macedonian, see Kennedy, Sources, 15), a narrow road, lane, street: in Polyb., of a road in camp; in LXX and NT (π. also) of streets in a town, Mat.6:2, Luk.14:21 Act.9:11 12:10 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 488).† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H362
אֵילִם
e.lim — Elim
§ Elim = "palms" second encampment of the Israelites after the Exodus
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6367
פִּי הַחִירֹת
pi ha.chi.rot — Pi-hahiroth
§ Pi-hahiroth = "place where sedge grows" the 3rd encampment of the Israelites after leaving Goshen in Egypt and the last one before crossing the Red Sea
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7851
שִׁטִּים
shit.tim — Shittim
Shittim = "the acacias" place of Israel's encampment between the conquest of the transjordanic region and crossing the Jordan into Canaan Also named: a.vel hash.shit.tim (אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים "Abel-shittim" H0063)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H88
אֹבֹת
o.vot — Oboth
§ Oboth = "waterskins" undetermined site of an Israelite camp in the wilderness (perhaps at east boundary of Moab)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1142
בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן
be.ne ya.a.qan — Bene-jaakan
§ Bene-jaakan = "sons of twisting" an Israelite place of encampment in the wilderness (same as be.e.rot be.ne-ya.a.qan (בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן "Beeroth-bene-jaakan" H0885))
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2682
κατασκήνωσις
kataskēnōsis — dwelling place
κατα-σκήνωσις, εως, ἡ [in LXX: 1Ch.28:2 (בָּנָה), Eze.37:27 (מִשְׁכָּן) Tob.1:4, Wis.9:8, 2Ma.14:35 (R)* ;] 1. prop., an encamping, taking up one's quarters (Polyb., al., see LS; and cf. LXX, ll. with). 2. a lodging, abode: of birds, Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4752
στρατεία
strateia — warfare
στρατεία (on the orthogr., see Deiss., BS, 181 f.), -ας, ἡ (οτρατεύω), [in LXX chiefly for צָבָא ;] an expedition, a campaign, warfare: metaphorically, 2Co.10:4 (-τιά, T), 1Ti.1:18.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H419
אֶלְדָּד
el.dad — Eldad
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.11.26 § Eldad = "God has loved" one of the two elders who prophesied in the Israelite camp
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4265
מַחֲנֵה־דָ֑ן
ma.cha.neh-dan — Mahaneh-dan
§ Mahaneh-dan = "camp of Dan" campsite of the tribe of Dan; place behind Kirjath-jearim and between Zorah and Eshtaol
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4312
מֵידָד
me.dad — Medad
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.11.26 § Medad = "love" one of the 70 elders to whom was communicated the prophetic power of Moses and who prophesied in the camp of the Israelites in the wilderness
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
During their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they halted (Ex. 16:13; Num. 2:3). The diagram here given shows the position of the different tribes and the form of the encampment during the wanderings, according to Num. 1:53; 2:2-31; 3:29, 35, 38; 10:13-28. The area of the camp would be in all about 3 square miles. After the Hebrews entered Palestine, the camps then spoken of were exclusively warlike (Josh. 11:5, 7; Judg. 5:19, 21; 7:1; 1 Sam. 29:1; 30:9, etc.).
Scripture references
Exodus 16:13Numbers 2:3Numbers 1:53Numbers 2:2-31Numbers 3:29Numbers 3:35Numbers 3:38Numbers 10:13-28Joshua 11:5Joshua 11:7Judges 5:19Judges 5:211 Samuel 29:11 Samuel 30:9
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.