Strong's Number H2583

חָנָה

chanah · khaw-naw'

Transliteration:

chanah{khaw-naw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root [compare 02603]

TWOT:

690

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)

Usage in the KJV:

pitch 76, encamp 47, camp 4, pitch ... tent 5, abide 1, dwelt 2, lie 2, rested 2, grows to an end 1

Total: 143
Occurs 143 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against
1. (Qal)
  1. to decline
  2. to encamp