Strong's Number G3925

Transliteration:

parembole{par-em-bol-ay'}

Word Origin:

from a compound of 3844 and 1685

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

castle 6, camp 3, army 1

Total: 10

Definition:

an encampment
1. the camp of Israel in the desert
  1. used for the city of Jerusalem, inasmuch as that was to the Israelites what formerly the encampment had been in the desert
  2. of the sacred congregation or assembly of Israel, as it had been gathered formerly in camps in the wilderness
2. the barracks of the Roman soldiers, which at Jerusalem were in the castle of Antonia
an army in a line of battle