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maḥănayim מַחֲנַיִם ‘Mahanaim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: dual of maḥăneh מַחֲנֶה ‘camp’
Roots: מחנה

maḥănayim pr n loc
Mahanaim = "two camps"
1) a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob's encounter with angels
2) a Levitical city in Gad

Mentioned in Genesis 32:3 Joshua 13:30, 21:38, 13:26 2 Samuel 17:24, 2:8, 2:12, 2:29, 19:33, 17:27 1 Kings 4:14, 2:8 1 Chronicles 6:65

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