Strongs Number: H2583
| Hebrew Word: | חָנָה |
| Transliteration: | chânâh |
| Phonetic: | khaw-naw' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | properly to incline; by implication to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege) |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against a. (Qal) 1. to decline 2. to encamp |
| Origin: | A primitive root (compare H2603) |
| Bible Usage: | abide (in {tents}) {camp} {dwell} {encamp} grow to an {end} {lie} pitch ({tent}) rest in tent. |