לָחַם
la.chamVerbH3898
to fight
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to fight, do battle, make war 1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle 1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
164 timesAppears 164 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
28
1 Samuel
21
Joshua
17
Jeremiah
16
2 Chronicles
14
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 10:1
- 2 Chronicles 11:1
- 2 Samuel 21:15
- Judges 11:4
- Jeremiah 34:22
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