חָנָה

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)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2603 (חָנַן));

KJV Usage

abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chânâh; Pronunciation: khaw-naw'