מחניים

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ח־נ־ה (ḥ-n-h)

From the dual form of מַחֲנֶה (makhané, camp).

Noun[edit]

מַחֲנַיִים / מַחֲנַיִם (makhanáyímm (no plural forms, no construct forms)

  1. (literally) two camps
  2. (biblical) a place mentioned in the Book of Genesis, thought to lie east of the River Jordan or one of its tributaries
  3. (sports) dodgeball