trench

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(cut). In military usage, a ditch for protection, but in 1 Samuel 26:5⁵And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. (1 Samuel 26:5), the place where the wagons were grouped or packed.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

5482 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

χάραξ

Transliteration:

charax

Phonic:

khar’-ax

Meaning:

from χαράσσω (to sharpen to a point; akin to 1125 through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege)

KJV Usage:

trench