Judges 18:12:10Judg.18.12.W10TAB
מַחֲנֵה־דָ֗ן
makhanedan
“camp of Dan”
- Transliteration
- ma-kha-NE-DAN
- Extended
- mah-khah-NEE-DAAN
- IPA
- /maħăneːˈdaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- camp of Dan
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ma-kha-NE-DAN
- clause
al-KEN kar-E-u la-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-NE-DAN AD ha-YOM ha-ZE hi-NE a-kha-RE kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA al-KEN kar-E-u la-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-NE-DAN AD ha-YOM ha-ZE hi-NE a-kha-RE kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
Exegesis
The conjunction al-ken {עַל־כֵּ֡ן | ‘al-kên} “therefore” introduces the resultant naming encoded by kar'u {קָרְאוּ֩ | qā-rə-’ū} “they called,” governing the construct phrase machaneh-Dan lamakom {מַחֲנֵה־דָ֗ן לַמָּק֨וֹם | mă-ḥă-nêh Dân la-mâ-qôm} “camp of Dan as the place.”
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-hchet–nun–heh
“encampment”
In context — Judges 18:12
And they went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah; therefore they called that place Mahaneh Dan until this day. Behold, it lies behind Kiriath Jearim.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 18:12, so the Hebrew word מַחֲנֵה־דָ֗ן (makhanedan) 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 Judg.18.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.12.W10.S1) and character.