Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H2583
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- chanah
- Pronunciation
- khaw-naw'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H2583
- Brief meaning
- Properly, to incline, by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening), specifically
- Source renderings
- abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent
- Root word
- a primitive root (compare H2603)
- Full definition from the source
- Properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege). Root word: a primitive root (compare H2603).
- Digital-source-added cross-reference note
- H2603
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
View the 1890 print witnessView preserved source wording
02583\ 2583 chanah khaw-naw' a primitive root (compare 2603); properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege):--abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent. see HEBREW for 02603