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H2583 · חָנָה

chânâh

Primary-Source Attested

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)

KJV gloss list in the source

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

Source pronunciation notation: khaw-naw'

Derivation recorded by Strong

a primitive root (compare H2603 (חָנַן));

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