Quick Definition
Mahanaim
Biblical Persons & Places
Mahanaim
Mahanaim
A location first mentioned at Gen.32.2;
only referred to as Mahanaim (מַחֲנַיִם).
Strong's Definition
Machanajim, a place in Palestine
Derivation: dual of H4264 (מַחֲנֶה); double camp;
KJV Usage: Mahanaim.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Mahanaim = "two camps"
1) a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels
2) a Levitical city in Gad
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Mahanaim = "two camps"
a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַחֲנַיִם
machănayim
BDB Definition:
Mahanaim = two camps
1) a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacobs encounter with angels
2) a Levitical city in Gad
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: dual of H4264
Total KJV Occurrences: 13