Genesis

Genesis 32:2

2When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.a

Footnotes

  • a 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
saw themרָאָ֔םrā·’āmVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH7200 see
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Thisזֶ֑הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
is the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma·ḥă·nêhNoun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֛אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
thatהַה֖וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
placeהַמָּק֥וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
Mahanaimמַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃פma·ḥă·nā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4266 Machanajim

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 2:8 · Joshua 21:38 · Joshua 5:14 · 2 Samuel 17:24 · Luke 2:13 · Psalm 34:7 · Psalm 148:2 · 1 Kings 2:8

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