Mahaneh-dan — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַחֲנֵה־דָן

מַחֲנֵה־דָן

Machănêh-Dân · pronounced makh-an-ay'-dawn · Strong's H4265 · a place

Mahaneh-dan means camp of Dan.

Built from

מַחֲנֶה machăneh (from, H4264) — an encampment (of travellers or troops) open in the lexicon ›

דָּן Dân (and, H1835) — judge open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4264 and H1835; camp of Dan; Machaneh-Dan, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 18:12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath–jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh–dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath–jearim. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mahaneh-dan

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Judges

Judg 18:12

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