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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 - “And who will listen to you in this matter? For as is the portion of the one who goes down to the battle H4421, so shall the portion be of the one who remains by the baggage; they shall be apportioned together.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - And the battle H4421 became heavy against Saul, and the archers [fn]hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:4 - And David said to him, “How did things go? Tell me now.” And he said, “The people have fled from the battle H4421, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25 -

“How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle H4421!

Jonathan is slain on your high places.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:27 -

“How have the mighty fallen,

And the weapons of war H4421 perished!”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And that day the battle H4421 was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were [fn]defeated before the servants of David.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 -

Now the war H4421 between the house of Saul and the house of David was long; and David grew steadily stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker continually.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:6 -

Now it happened, while there was war H4421 between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:30 - So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle H4421 at Gibeon.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - so Toi sent [fn]Joram his son to King David to [fn]greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down; for Hadadezer [fn]had been at war H4421 with Toi. And in [fn]Joram’s hand were articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:8 - And the sons of Ammon came out and arranged themselves for battle H4421 at the entrance of the gate of the city. But the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:9 -

Then Joab saw that [fn]the battle H4421 was set against him from the front and from the rear. So he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and they arranged themselves to meet the Arameans.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:13 - So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle H4421 against the Arameans, and they fled before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:7 - When Uriah came to him, David asked concerning the [fn]state of Joab and the [fn]state of the people and the [fn]state of the war H4421.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:15 - And he had written in the letter, saying, “[fn]Place Uriah in the front line of the [fn]fiercest battle H4421 and withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and die.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:18 - Then Joab sent and told David all the events of the war H4421.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:19 - And he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the events of the war H4421 to the king,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25 - Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not let this thing be evil in your sight, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle H4421 against the city stronger and [fn]tear it down’; and so strengthen him.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:8 - Then Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are bitter of soul, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is a man of war H4421, and will not spend the night with the people.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:6 -

Then the people went out into the field to meet Israel, and the battle H4421 took place in the forest of Ephraim.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - And the battle H4421 there was scattered over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:3 - So the people stole away to enter into the city that day, as people who are dishonored steal away when they flee in battle H4421.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:10 - “However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle H4421. So now, why are you silent about having the king return?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:15 -

And the Philistines were at war H4421 again with Israel, so David went down and his servants with him; and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle H4421, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:18 -

Now it happened afterwards that there was war H4421 again with the Philistines at Gob; then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was among those born to the [fn]giants.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:19 - There was war H4421 with the Philistines again at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite struck down [fn]Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:20 - Then there was war H4421 at Gath again, and there was a man of great stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also had been born to the [fn]giants.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:35 -

“He trains my hands for battle H4421,

So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:40 -

“For You have girded me with strength for battle H4421;

You have [fn]subdued under me those who rose up against me.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:9 - and after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of Ahohi, one of the three mighty men with David when they [fn]reproached the Philistines who were gathered together there to battle H4421 and the men of Israel had gone up to retreat.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 -

“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also [fn]shed the blood of war H4421 in peace. And he put the blood of war H4421 on his belt [fn]about his [fn]waist, and on his sandals [fn]on his feet.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:3 - “You know that David my father was unable to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars H4421 which surrounded him, until Yahweh put them under the soles of his feet.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44 -

“When Your people go out to battle H4421 against [fn]their enemy, by whatever way You shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh [fn]toward the city which You have chosen and the house which I have built for Your name,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:22 - But Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war H4421, his servants, his princes, his captains, his chariot commanders, and his horsemen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:21 -

Then Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who could wage war H4421, to fight against the house of Israel to return the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:30 - Now there was war H4421 between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:6 - Now 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 -

Now there was war H4421 between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:32 - Now there was war H4421 between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - And Ahab said, “By whom?” So he said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘By the young men of the rulers of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who shall [fn]begin the battle H4421?” And he said, “You.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:18 - Then he said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war H4421, take them alive.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:26 -

Now it happened at the turn of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight H4421 against Israel.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:29 - So they camped one opposite the other seven days. Now it happened that on the seventh day the battle H4421 was joined, and the sons of Israel struck down of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:39 - Now it happened that as the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle H4421; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a [fn]talent of silver.’
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:1 -

So [fn]they lived for three years without war H4421 between Aram and Israel.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:4 - So he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle H4421 at Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:6 - Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle H4421 or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:15 -

Then he came to the king, and the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle H4421, or shall we refrain?” And he said to him, “Go up and succeed, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”


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