Mahanaim — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַחֲנַיִם

מַחֲנַיִם

Machănayim · pronounced makh-an-ah'-yim · Strong's H4266 · a place

Mahanaim means double camp.

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Strong's definition

dual of H4264; double camp; Machanajim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mahanaim

13 occurrences in 13 verses — Genesis, Joshua, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles

Gen 32:3Josh 13:26Josh 13:30Josh 21:382Sam 2:82Sam 2:122Sam 2:292Sam 17:242Sam 17:272Sam 19:331Kgs 2:81Kgs 4:141Chr 6:65

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