Genesis 32:2:5Gen.32.2.W5TABWLC Genesis 32:3
מַחֲנֵה
makhane
“the camp of”
- Transliteration
- ma-kha-NE
- 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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Word in context
- word
ma-kha-NE
- sentence
va-yo-MER ya-a-KOV ka-a-SHER RA-am ma-kha-NE e-lo-HIM ZEH va-yi-ke-RA shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-na-YIM
Exegesis
The construct machaneh elohim zeh {מַחֲנֶה אֱלֹהִים זֶה} labels the encampment as belonging to God, with zeh “this” for emphasis.
Root and etymology
ח־נ־ה
“to encamp, pitch camp”
In context — Genesis 32:2
Upon seeing them, Jacob declared, “This is the camp of God ,” and he named that place Mahanaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 32:2, so the Hebrew word מַחֲנֵה (makhane) 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 Gen.32.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.2.W5.S1) and character.