Define

• Hebrew: מַחֲנֶה (machaneh)
• Greek: (none in NT; LXX renders as παρεμβολή / parembolē)

Related words

• chanah (חָנָה) verb, “to encamp, pitch tent” (Gen 26:17; Exod 13:20)

Additional Info

• Denotes a military camp, tent encampment, or host (of people or angels)
• Used for Israel’s camp in the wilderness (Exod 14:19; Num 1:52)
• Used for angelic host (Gen 32:2; Josh 5:14)

Connections

• Gen 32:2 – “This is God’s camp (מַחֲנֵה אֱלֹהִים)”

• Exod 14:19 – “the angel of God… went behind the camp (מַחֲנֶה) of Israel”

• Num 2:17 – “the tabernacle… with the camp (מַחֲנֵה) of the Levites in the midst of the camps”

• Josh 5:14 – “captain of the host (צְבָא) of YHWH” (parallel to angelic camp)

• 1 Sam 17:46 – “the camp (מַחֲנֵה) of the Philistines”