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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 2 / 7 (Jos 11:20–1Sa 29:9)

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For it was of Yahweh to strengthen their hearts, to meet Israel in battle H4421 in order that he might devote them to destruction, that they might [fn]receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land was quiet from war H4421.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - “I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so my strength is now, for war H4421 and for going out and coming in.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - Now the name of Hebron was formerly [fn]Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land was quiet from war H4421.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:1 -

And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, [fn]were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war H4421.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:1 -

Now these are the nations which Yahweh allowed to remain, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not known any of the wars H4421 of Canaan;

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:2 - [fn]however, God tested them in order that the generations of the sons of Israel would know war, by learning war H4421, [fn]especially those who had not known it formerly).
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:10 - And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to war H4421, and Yahweh gave Cushan-rishathaim king of [fn]Mesopotamia into his hand. So his hand was strong against Cushan-rishathaim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:13 -

Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle H4421 [fn]by the ascent of Heres.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:11 -

Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, 600 men armed with weapons of war H4421 set out.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:16 - Now the 600 men armed with their weapons of war H4421, who were of the sons of Dan, were standing by the entrance of the gate.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:17 - Then the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there, and took the graven image and the ephod and household idols and the molten image. And the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war H4421.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:14 - Then the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle H4421 against the sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:17 -

And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were [fn]numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war H4421.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18 -

Then the sons of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked of God and said, “Who shall go up for us to begin the battle H4421 against the sons of Benjamin?” Then Yahweh said, “Judah shall begin it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:20 - And the men of Israel went out to battle H4421 against Benjamin, and the men of Israel arranged themselves for battle H4421 against them at Gibeah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:22 - But the people, the men of Israel, strengthened themselves and arranged themselves for battle H4421 again in the place where they had arranged themselves the first day.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:23 - And the sons of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening and asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall we again approach for battle H4421 against the sons of my brother Benjamin?” And Yahweh said, “Go up against him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:28 - and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, Aaron’s son, stood before it to minister in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle H4421 against the sons of my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?” And Yahweh said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:34 - Then 10,000 choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, and the battle H4421 became heavy; but [fn]Benjamin did not know that [fn]calamity was [fn]about to reach them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:39 - So the men of Israel had turned around in the battle H4421, and Benjamin had begun to strike [fn]and slay about thirty men of Israel, for they said, “Surely they are [fn]defeated before us, as in the first battle H4421.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:42 - Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle H4421 overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:22 - “And it will be when their fathers or their brothers come to contend with us, that we shall say to them, ‘Be gracious to us concerning them because we did not take for each man of Benjamin [fn]a wife in the battle H4421, [fn]and you did not give your daughters to them; otherwise you would now be guilty.’”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1 -

Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle H4421 and camped beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped in Aphek.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:2 - And the Philistines arranged themselves to meet Israel. Then the battle H4421 spread, and Israel was [fn]defeated before the Philistines who struck down about 4,000 men on the battlefield.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:10 - Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle H4421 against Israel. But Yahweh thundered with a great [fn]thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so that they were [fn]defeated before Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:12 - “And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to [fn]do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war H4421 and equipment for his chariots.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:20 - that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles H4421.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:22 - So it happened on the day of battle H4421 that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20 - Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and came to the battle H4421; and behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:22 - Now all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, and they pursued them closely in the battle H4421.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:23 - So Yahweh saved Israel that day, and the battle H4421 [fn]spread beyond Beth-aven.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:52 -

Now the war H4421 against the Philistines was severe all the days of Saul; and Saul would see any mighty man or any man of valor and would gather him to [fn]his staff.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior H4421, one who is understanding in speech, and man of fine form; and Yahweh is with him.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:1 -

Now the Philistines gathered their camps for battle H4421; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:2 - But Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah and arranged themselves for battle H4421 to meet the Philistines.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:8 - And he stood and called out to the [fn]battle lines of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to arrange yourselves for battle H4421? Am I not the Philistine and you slaves of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:13 - And the three older sons of Jesse had gone. They had gone after Saul to the battle H4421. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle H4421 were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:20 -

So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and carried the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the circle of the camp while the military force was going out in battle lines shouting the war H4421 cry.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:28 -

Then Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I myself know your arrogance and the wickedness of your heart, for you have come down in order to see the battle H4421.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:33 - Then Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior H4421 from his youth.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:47 - and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle H4421 is Yahweh’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:5 - So David went out wherever Saul sent him and [fn]prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war H4421. And it was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:17 -

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife; only be a man of valor for me and fight Yahweh’s battles H4421.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:8 -

Then there was war H4421 again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, so that they fled before him.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:8 - Then Saul summoned all the people for battle H4421, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28 - “Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for Yahweh will certainly make for my lord an enduring house because my lord is fighting the battles H4421 of Yahweh, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:10 - David also said, “As Yahweh lives, surely Yahweh will smite him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down into battle H4421 and be swept away.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:4 - But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle H4421 with us, or in the battle H4421 he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - But Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are pleasing in my sight, like an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us to the battle H4421.’

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