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Strong's #4421 - מִלְחָמָה
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2305) mhl (לההמ LHhM) AC: Fight CO: Bread AB: ?: Flour an water are mixed together and kneaded. Also war in the sense of fighting with the bread when kneading. [from: mh- food]
V) mhl (לההמ LHhM) - I. Eat: II. Fight:KJV (177): (vf: Paal, Niphal) fight, war, eat, overcome, devour, prevail - Strongs: H3898 (לָחַם)
Nm) mhl (לההמ LHhM) - I. Bread:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. |kjv: bread, food, meat, loaves, shewbread, victuals, feast, fruit, provision - Strongs: H3899 (לֶחֶם), H3900 (לְחֵם), H3901 (לָחֶם)
dm ) mfhl (לההומ LHhWM) - Meat: KJV (2): eating, flesh - Strongs: H3894 (לָחֻם)
hf1) emhlm (מלההמה MLHhMH) - |kjv: battle, war, fight - Strongs: H4421 (מִלְחָמָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
מִלְחָמָה f. once מִלְחֶמֶת 1 Samuel 13:22 with suff. מִלְחַמְתּוֹ, plur. מִלְחָמוֹת (from the root לָחַם No. 2).
(1) pr. inf. or abstract verbal noun; to fight, a fighting. Isaiah 7:1, לַמִּלְחָמָה עָלֶיהָ “to fight against it” (the city), to besiege it. Hence battle, Exodus 13:17; Job 39:25.
(2) war, עָשָׂה מִלְחָמָה, followed by אֵת (אִתּ) and עִם to wage war against any one, Genesis 14:2; Deuteronomy 20:12, 20 Deuteronomy 20:20. הָֽיְתָה מִלְחָמָה בְּ there was war with any one, 2 Samuel 21:15, 20 2 Samuel 21:20. אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה a warrior, a soldier, Numbers 31:28 אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֹת id. Isaiah 42:13 also an adversary in war, 1 Chronicles 18:10. עַם מִלְחָמָה das Kriegsvolk, army, Joshua 8:1, 11:7. Meton. i.q. כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָה instruments of war, arms, Psalms 76:4 compare Hosea 1:7, 2:20.
(3) victory, the fortune of war (pr. the devouring of enemies), Ecclesiastes 9:11, לֹא לִגִּבֹּרִים מִלְחָמָה “victory (does) not (always happen) to the strong.”