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Lexicon :: Strong's H4421 - milḥāmâ

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מִלְחָמָה
Transliteration
milḥāmâ
Pronunciation
mil-khaw-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From לָחַם (H3898) (in the sense of fighting)
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TWOT Reference: 1104c

Strong’s Definitions

מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'; from H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare):—battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 319x

The KJV translates Strong's H4421 in the following manner: war (158x), battle (151x), fight (5x), warriors (with H6213) (2x), fighting (with H6213) (1x), war (with H376) (1x), wars (with H376) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 319x
The KJV translates Strong's H4421 in the following manner: war (158x), battle (151x), fight (5x), warriors (with H6213) (2x), fighting (with H6213) (1x), war (with H376) (1x), wars (with H376) (1x).
  1. battle, war

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'; from H3898 (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare):—battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
STRONGS H4421: Abbreviations
מִלְחָמָה 319 noun feminine battle, war; — absolute מ׳ Genesis 14:2, 8; Exodus 1:10 +; construct מִלְהֶ֫מֶת 1 Samuel 13:22 (מִכְמָשׁ מ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Th We Bu HPS Ew§ 188 cii. 182 > absolute Thes and others); suffix מִלְחַמְתִּי 2 Chronicles 35:21; מִלְחַמְתְּךָ 2 Samuel 11:25; מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Isaiah 41:12, etc.; plural מִלְחָמוֺת Isaiah 42:13 + 7 times Chronicles, Psalms; construct מִלְחֲמוֺת Judges 3:1 +, etc.; — battle, Genesis 14:8; 1 Samuel 17:1, 2, 8; 1 Samuel 31:3; 1 Kings 20:14, 18, 29, 39 + often; war, Genesis 14:2; Exodus 1:10; Deuteronomy 20:12; Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:15; 2 Samuel 3:1 (אֲרֻכָּה וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה) +; מִלְחֲמוֺת כְּנָ֑עַן Judges 3:1; סֵפֶד מִלְחֲמֹת י׳ Numbers 21:14 (JE); accusative of congnate meaning with verb with נלחם1 Samuel 8:20; 2 Chronicles 32:8 and (מִלְחֲמוֺת י׳) 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 25:28†; = art of war, למד מ׳ Isaiah 2:4 learn war = Micah 4:3; למּד מ׳ Judges 3:2 teach war, fighting; מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 22:35 = Psalm 18:35, compare Psalm 144:1; לְמוּדֵי מ׳ 1 Chronicles 5:18, מְלֻמְּדֵי מ׳ Songs 3:8 instructed in war; once = battlefield וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 14:20 (so KitKauAT). The most frequent phrases are: †אִישׁ מ׳ Isaiah 3:2; 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Samuel 17:33; 2 Samuel 17:8; Ezekiel 39:20; Joshua 17:1 (P), also (collective) Judges 20:17, of י׳ Exodus 15:3 (poem); אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ׳ Joshua 6:3; Joshua 10:24 (both J E), Deuteronomy 2:14, 16; Joshua 5:4, 6 (all D), Jeremiah 38:4; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 41:3, 16; Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 51:32; Jeremiah 52:7, 25, also 1 Kings 9:22; 2 Kings 25:4; Numbers 31:28, 49 (P), Joel 4:9; late אַנְשֵׁי מ׳ Joel 2:7; 1 Chronicles 12:39 (38 van d. H) 2 Chronicles 8:9; 17:13; אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֺת Isaiah 42:13; 1 Chronicles 28:3; אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ Jeremiah 50:30 her men of war, compare Isaiah 41:12; Ezekiel 27:10, 27; אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוּת תֹּעִי 2 Samuel 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr), = 1 Chronicles 18:10; seldom גִּבּוֺר מ׳ Psalm 24:8 (f י׳), גִּבּוֺרֵי מ׳ 2 Chronicles 13:3; שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת 2 Chronicles 32:6; עַם הַמּ׳ Joshua 8:1, 3; Joshua 10:7; Joshua 11:7, compare Joshua 8:11 (all J E), compare also 1 Samuel 13:16 add. Greek Version of the LXX We Dr, compare Klo; אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ׳ Jeremiah 48:14; צְבָא מ׳ battle-host Isaiah 13:4, so הַמּ׳ צ׳ Numbers 31:14 (P); also גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:4, לַמּ׳ יֹצְאֵי צ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:11 אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:9 (8 van d. H)†; weapons of war, כְּלֵי (ה)מ׳ Judges 18:11, 17; Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 51:20; 1 Chronicles 12:34 (33 van d. H), also figurative 2 Samuel 1:27 ׅ || (גִבּוֺרִים; כְּלֵי צְבָא מ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:38 (37 van d. H); קֶשֶׁת מ׳ Zechariah 9:10; Zechariah 10:4; כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֺ his weapons of war 1 Samuel 8:12; Deuteronomy 1:41, compare Judges 18:16; Ezekiel 32:37; דִּבְרֵי הַמּ׳ = the news of the battle 2 Samuel 11:18, 19 + 2 Samuel 11:22 add. Greek Version of the LXX The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are: עָרַךְ מ׳ draw up battle-line Judges 20:22 +, followed by אֵת with = against Genesis 14:8; Judges 20:20, followed by עִם 2 Chronicles 13:3; אסר המּ׳ i. e. begin the battle 1 Kings 20:14, compare 2 Chronicles 13:3; וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ׳ 1 Kings 20:29 and the battle was joined; עָשָׂה מ׳ make war Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 24:6; 1 Chronicles 22:8, followed by אֵת with Genesis 14:2; Joshua 11:18 (D), followed by עִם Deuteronomy 20:12, 20; 1 Chronicles 5:10, 19; עִם יָצָא לַמּ׳ Judges 20:14, 20, 28, with עַל 1 Kings 8:44; 2 Chronicles 6:34; עִם הָלַךְ לַמּ׳ 2 Kings 8:28; עַם נגשׁ לַמּ׳ Judges 20:23, with בְּ 1 Samuel 7:10; 2 Samuel 10:3, absolute Jeremiah 46:3; עִם וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 21:18, 19, with בֵּין 2 Samuel 3:1, compare 2 Samuel 3:6 +; † קִדַּשׁ מ׳ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che) Micah 3:5; Jeremiah 6:4 (both withעל), Joel 4:9; compare † הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וְהַמּ׳ Judges 20:42 and the battle clung to them; וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ׳ Judg 22:35 and the battle rose (high) = 2 Chronicles 18:34; וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 4:2, read וַתֵּט הַמּ׳ (Greek Version of the LXX We Klo Bu, compare Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); נָפוֺצֶת הַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 18:8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read 1 Samuel 14:24 add. Greek Version of the LXX The We Klo Dr; תָּקוּם עָלַי מ׳ Psalm 27:3 if war rise against me†; כָּבֵ֑דָה הַמּ׳ Judges 20:34 the battle was severe, compare אֶלשָֿׁאוּל וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 31:3 = 1 Chronicles 10:3 (על for אל); so חֲזָקָה וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 14:52, חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ הַמּ׳ 2 Kings 3:26; קָשָׁה וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 2:17: compare כֹּבֶד מ׳ Isaiah 21:15, עֱזוּז מ׳ Isaiah 42:25.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:2; 14:2; 14:2; 14:8; 14:8; 14:8

Exodus

1:10; 1:10; 15:3

Numbers

21:14; 31:14; 31:28; 31:49

Deuteronomy

1:41; 2:14; 2:16; 20:12; 20:12; 20:20

Joshua

5:4; 5:6; 6:3; 8:1; 8:3; 8:11; 10:7; 10:24; 11:7; 11:18; 11:23; 14:15; 17:1

Judges

3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 18:11; 18:16; 18:17; 20:14; 20:17; 20:20; 20:20; 20:22; 20:23; 20:28; 20:34; 20:42

1 Samuel

4:2; 7:10; 8:12; 8:20; 13:16; 13:22; 14:20; 14:24; 14:52; 16:18; 17:1; 17:2; 17:8; 17:33; 18:17; 25:28; 31:3; 31:3

2 Samuel

1:27; 2:17; 3:1; 3:1; 3:6; 8:10; 10:3; 11:18; 11:19; 11:22; 11:25; 17:8; 18:8; 21:18; 21:19; 22:35

1 Kings

8:44; 9:22; 20:14; 20:14; 20:18; 20:29; 20:29; 20:39

2 Kings

3:26; 8:28; 25:4

1 Chronicles

5:10; 5:18; 5:19; 7:4; 7:11; 10:3; 12:9; 12:34; 12:38; 12:39; 18:10; 22:8; 28:3

2 Chronicles

6:34; 8:9; 13:3; 13:3; 13:3; 17:13; 18:34; 32:6; 32:8; 35:21

Psalms

18:35; 24:8; 27:3; 144:1

Proverbs

20:8; 24:6

Song of Songs

3:8

Isaiah

2:4; 3:2; 13:4; 21:15; 41:12; 41:12; 42:13; 42:13; 42:25

Jeremiah

6:4; 21:4; 38:4; 39:4; 41:3; 41:16; 46:3; 48:14; 49:26; 50:30; 51:20; 51:32; 52:7; 52:25

Ezekiel

27:10; 27:27; 39:20

Joel

2:7

Micah

3:5; 4:3

Zechariah

9:10; 10:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4421 matches the Hebrew מִלְחָמָה (milḥāmâ),
which occurs 319 times in 308 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 7 (1Sa 30:24–1Ki 22:15)

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:24 - For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, H4421 so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - And the battle H4421 went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:4 - And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, H4421 and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25 - How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! H4421 O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:27 - How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war H4421 perished!
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And there was a very sore battle H4421 that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 - Now there was long war H4421 between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:6 - And it came to pass, while there was war H4421 between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:30 - So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. H4421
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars H4421 with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:8 - And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle H4421 in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 - When Joab saw that the front of the battle H4421 was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:13 - And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle H4421 against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:7 - And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war H4421 prospered.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:15 - And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, H4421 and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:18 - Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; H4421
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:19 - And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war H4421 unto the king,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25 - Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle H4421 more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:8 - For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, H4421 and will not lodge with the people.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:6 - So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle H4421 was in the wood of Ephraim;
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - For the battle H4421 was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:3 - And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. H4421
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:10 - And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. H4421 Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:15 - Moreover the Philistines had yet war H4421 again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, H4421 that thou quench not the light of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:18 - And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle H4421 with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:19 - And there was again a battle H4421 in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:20 - And there was yet a battle H4421 in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:35 - He teacheth my hands to war; H4421 so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:40 - For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: H4421 them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:9 - And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, H4421 and the men of Israel were gone away:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 - Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war H4421 in peace, and put the blood of war H4421 upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:3 - Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars H4421 which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44 - If thy people go out to battle H4421 against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:22 - But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, H4421 and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:21 - And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, H4421 to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:30 - And there was war H4421 between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:6 - And there was war H4421 between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:7 - Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war H4421 between Abijam and Jeroboam.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:16 - And there was war H4421 between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:32 - And there was war H4421 between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? H4421 And he answered, Thou.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:18 - And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, H4421 take them alive.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:26 - And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight H4421 against Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:29 - And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle H4421 was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:39 - And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; H4421 and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:1 - And they continued three years without war H4421 between Syria and Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:4 - And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle H4421 to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:6 - Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, H4421 or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:15 - So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, H4421 or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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