Chânâh — H2583

H2583 · Hebrew — חנה

Pronunciation: khaw-naw'

Definition

verb

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

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

Usually translated as

encamp, pitch, camp, lie, rest in tent, abide, grow to an end, dwell

Origin

a primitive root (compare H2603)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Chânâh occurs 143 times in 135 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (7), Numbers (72), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (7), Judges (11), 1 Samuel (10), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (4), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Nahum (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C