Hebrew word study
חָנָה H2583
- Transliteration
- chânâh
- Pronunciation
- khaw-naw'
- KJV glosses
- abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Lexical summary
properly, to incline
by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening)
specifically, to pitch atent
gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to incline
by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening)
specifically, to pitch atent
gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information