מִלְחָמָה

mil.cha.mahNoun (Feminine)H4421

battle

From: from H3898 (לָחַם) (in the sense of fighting);

Short Definition

a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)

Full Lexicon Entry

battle, war

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

287 times

Appears 287 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
30
2 Chronicles
27
2 Samuel
27
1 Chronicles
24
Jeremiah
24

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 10:3
  • 1 Samuel 17:33
  • 2 Samuel 10:8
  • Ezk 32:27
  • Jeremiah 51:20

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