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2 Samuel 17:26
“So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָנָהchânâh · khaw-naw'
H2583 · Hebrew
H2583 · Hebrew
- 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)
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2603 (חָנַן));
- KJV renderings
- abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּ֤חַן — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 143 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 26:17Genesis 33:18Exodus 13:20Exodus 14:2Exodus 14:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָנָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.