Exodus 14:20:3Exod.14.20.W3TAB
מַחֲנֵ֣ה
makhaneh
“the camp of”
- Transliteration
- ma-kha-NEH
- Extended
- mah-khah-NEH
- IPA
- /ma.ħăˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the camp of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-kha-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la
- sentence
va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la ve-lo-ka-RAV ZEH el-ZEH kol-hal-LAI-la
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-hcheth–nun–heh
“to encamp”
In context — Exodus 14:20
And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light to the night for these; and neither camp drew near the other all night.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:20, so the Hebrew word מַחֲנֵ֣ה (makhaneh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.14.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.20.W3.S1) and character.