מִלְחָמָה
mil.cha.mah
“battle”
Definition
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
from H3898 (לָחַם) (in the sense of fighting);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
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Occurrences
מִלְחָמָה appears 287 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
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“You are My war club,My weapon for battle.With you I shatter nations;with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
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