Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Mahanaim
Usage: § Mahanaim = "two camps" a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels
Strong's Number
H4266
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
5
Strong's H4266 Quick Answer
Strong's H4266 מַחֲנַיִם (Machanayim) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Machanayim (makh-an-ah'-yim) n/l. 1. double camp 2. Machanajim, a place in Israel It has 13 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include mahanaim, place, and israel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Machanayim (makh-an-ah'-yim) n/l. 1. double camp 2. Machanajim, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- mahanaim, place, and israel
Meaning and Definition
Machanayim (makh-an-ah'-yim) n/l. 1. double camp 2. Machanajim, a place in Israel [dual of H4264] KJV: Mahanaim. Root(s): H4264
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4266. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4266 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Machanayim, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4266 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4266 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4266 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4266.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4266, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4266 FAQ
What does machanayim (מַחֲנַיִם) mean?
Machanayim (Strong's H4266) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Mahanaim". Machanayim (makh-an-ah'-yim) n/l. 1. double camp 2. Machanajim, a place in Israel
How many times is machanayim (מַחֲנַיִם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H4266 across 5 books.
Where can I study machanayim (מַחֲנַיִם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4266 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machanayim (מַחֲנַיִם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mahanaim, place, and israel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.