King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H4264 - Host

Strong's No.:	H4264

Hebrew:	מַחֲנֶה

Transliteration:	machăneh

Phonetic:	makh-an-eh'

Word Origin:	From H2583

Bible Usage:	{army} {band} {battle} {camp} {company} {drove} {host} tents.

Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine

Strongs Definition:	an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence an {army} whether literally (of soldiers) or figuratively (of {dancers} {angels} {cattle} {locusts} stars; or even the sacred courts)

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	1. encampment, camp a. camp, place of encampment b. camp of armed host, army camp c. those who encamp, company, body of people

Bible References: Host	Gen 32:2 Ex 14:24 Ex 14:24 Ex 16:13 Deut 2:14 Deut 2:15 Deut 23:9 Josh 1:11 Josh 3:2 Josh 8:13 Josh 18:9 Judg 4:15 Judg 4:16 Judg 4:16 Judg 7:1 Judg 7:8 Judg 7:9 Judg 7:10 Judg 7:11 Judg 7:11 Judg 7:13 Judg 7:14 Judg 7:15 Judg 7:15 Judg 7:21 Judg 7:22 Judg 7:22 Judg 8:11 Judg 8:11 Judg 8:12 1 Sam 11:11 1 Sam 14:15 1 Sam 14:19 1 Sam 17:46 1 Sam 28:5 1 Sam 28:19 1 Sam 29:6 2 Sam 5:24 2 Sam 23:16 1 King 22:34 1 King 22:36 2 King 3:9 2 King 6:24 2 King 7:4 2 King 7:6 2 King 7:14 1 Chr 9:19 1 Chr 11:15 1 Chr 11:18 1 Chr 12:22 1 Chr 12:22 1 Chr 14:15 1 Chr 14:16 2 Chr 14:13 2 Chr 18:33 Ps 27:3 Ezek 1:24

Translation Occurrences:	armies ( 4 ) bands ( 2 ) battle ( 1 ) camp ( 126 ) camps ( 7 ) companies ( 1 ) company ( 5 ) drove ( 1 ) host ( 57 ) hosts ( 4 ) tents ( 5 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.