מַחֲנַיִם

Strong’s Definition

Machanajim, a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

dual of H4264 (מַחֲנֶה); double camp;

KJV Usage

Mahanaim.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a place east of the jordan, named from jacob's encounter with angels
• 2.a levitical city in gad

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Machănayim; Pronunciation: makh-an-ah'-yim