The meaning of “מַחֲנַיִם”
Understanding Machănayim reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dual of מַחֲנֶה; double camp Mahanaim. - § Mahanaim = "two camps" - Machanajim, a place in Palestine 1) a place east of ...
מַחֲנַיִם
dual of מַחֲנֶה; double camp Mahanaim. - § Mahanaim = "two camps" - Machanajim, a place in Palestine 1) a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels 2) a Levitical city in Gad
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 32:2 | “And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.” Word: מַחֲנַיִם (Machănayim) | |
| Joshua 13:30 | “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:” Word: מַחֲנַיִם (Machănayim) | |
| 2 Samuel 17:24 | “Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.” Word: מַחֲנַיִם (Machănayim) | |
| 1 Kings 4:14 | “Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:” Word: מַחֲנַיִם (Machănayim) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:80 | “And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,” Word: מַחֲנַיִם (Machănayim) |