מִלְחָמָה

H4421. milchamah
מִלְחָמָה819 noun feminine battle, war; — absolute ׳מ Gen 14:2, Gen 14:8; Exo 1:10 +; construct מִלְהֶ֫מֶת 1Sa 13:22 (ᵐ5 ׳מ מִכְמָשׁ Th We Bu HPS Ew§ 188 c Köii. 182 > absolute Thes and others); suffix מִלְחַמְתִּי2Ch 35:21; מִלְחַמְתְּךָ 2Sa 11:25; מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Isa 41:12, etc.; plural מִלְחָמוֺת Isa 42:13 Isa 42:7t. Chronicles, Psalms; construct מִלְחֲמוֺת Jdg 3:1 +, etc.; — battle, Gen 14:8; 1Sa 17:1-2, 1Sa 17:8; 1Sa 31:3; 1Ki 20:14, 1Ki 20:18, 1Ki 20:29, 1Ki 20:39 + often; war, Gen 14:2; Exo 1:10; Deu 20:12; Jos 11:23; Jos 14:15; 2Sa 3:1 (הַמִּלְחָמָה וַתְּהִי אֲרֻכָּה) +; כְּנָ֑עַן מִלְחֲמוֺת Jdg 3:1; י מִלְחֲמֹת ׳סֵפֶד Num 21:14 (JE); accusative of congnate meaning with verb with נלחם 1Sa 8:20; 2Ch 32:8 and (י ׳מִלְחֲמוֺת) 1Sa 18:17; 1Sa 25:28; = art of war, מ ׳למד Isa 2:4 learn war = Mic 4:3; מ ׳למּד Jdg 3:2 teach war, fighting; לַמּ יָדַי ׳מְלַמֵּד 2Sa 22:35 = Psa 18:35, compare Psa 144:1; מ ׳לְמוּדֵי 1Ch 5:18, מ ׳מְלֻמְּדֵי Son 3:8 instructed in war; once = battlefield הַמּ ׳עַד וַיָּבֹאוּ 1Sa 14:20 (so KitKauAT). The most frequent phrases are: מ ׳אִישׁ Isa 3:2; 1Sa 16:18; 1Sa 17:33; 2Sa 17:8; Eze 39:20; Jos 17:1 (P), also (collective) Jdg 20:17, of ׳י Exo 15:3 (poem); הַמּ ׳אַנְשֵׁי Jos 6:3; Jos 10:24 (both J E), Deu 2:14, Deu 2:16; Jos 5:4, Jos 5:6 (all D), Jer 38:4; Jer 39:4; Jer 41:3, Jer 41:16; Jer 49:26; Jer 51:32; Jer 52:7, Jer 52:25, also 1Ki 9:22; 2Ki 25:4; Num 31:28, Num 31:49 (P), Joel 4:9; late מ ׳אַנְשֵׁי Joe 2:7; 1Ch 12:39 (38 van d. H) 2Ch 8:9; 2Ch 17:13; מִלְחָמוֺת אִישׁ Isa 42:13; 1Ch 28:3; מִלְחַמְתָּהּ אַנְשֵׁי Jer 50:30 her men of war, compare Isa 41:12; Eze 27:10, Eze 27:27; תֹּעִי מִלְחֲמוּת אִישׁ 2Sa 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr), = 1Ch 18:10; seldom מ ׳גִּבּוֺר Psa 24:8 (f ׳י), מ ׳גִּבּוֺרֵי2Ch 13:3; מִלְחָמוֺת שָׂרֵי2Ch 32:6; הַמּ ׳עַם Jos 8:1, Jos 8:3; Jos 10:7; Jos 11:7, compare Jos 8:11 (all J E), compare also 1Sa 13:16 add. ᵐ5 We Dr, compare Klo; לַמּ חַיִל ׳אַנְשֵׁי Jer 48:14; מ ׳צְבָא battle-host Isa 13:4, so ׳צ ׳הַמּ Num 31:14 (P); also מ צְבָא ׳גְּדוּדֵי 1Ch 7:4, צ ׳יֹצְאֵי ׳לַמּ 1Ch 7:11 לַמּ צָבָא ׳אַנְשֵׁי 1Ch 12:9 (8 van d. H) ; weapons of war, (ה)מ ׳כְּלֵי Jdg 18:11, Jdg 18:17; Jer 21:4; Jer 51:20; 1Ch 12:34 (33 van d. H), also figurative 2Sa 1:27 ׅ || (גִבּוֺרִים; מ צְבָא ׳כְּלֵי 1Ch 12:38 (37 van d. H); מ ׳קֶשֶׁת Zec 9:10; Zec 10:4; מִלְחַמְתּוֺ כְּלֵי his weapons of war 1Sa 8:12; Deu 1:41, compare Jdg 18:16; Ezekiel 32:37; הַמּ ׳דִּבְרֵי = the news of the battle 2Sa 11:18-19, + 2Sa 11:22 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are: מ ׳עָרַךְ draw up battle-line Jdg 20:22 +, followed by אֵת with = against Gen 14:8; Jdg 20:20, followed by עִם2Ch 13:3; המּ ׳אסר i. e. begin the battle 1Ki 20:14, compare 2Ch 13:3; הַמּ ׳וַתִּקְרַב 1Ki 20:29 and the battle was joined; מ ׳עָשָׂה make war Pro 20:8; Pro 24:6; 1Ch 22:8, followed by אֵת with Gen 14:2; Jos 11:18 (D), followed by עִם Deu 20:12, Deu 20:20; 1Ch 5:10, 1Ch 5:19; לַמּ ׳יָצָא עִם Jdg 20:14, Jdg 20:20, Jdg 20:28, with עַל 1Ki 8:44; 2Ch 6:34; לַמּ ׳הָלַךְ עִם 2Ki 8:28; לַמּ ׳נגשׁ עַם Jdg 20:23, with בְּ 1Sa 7:10; 2Sa 10:3, absolute Jer 46:3; הַמּ ׳וַתְּהִי עִם 2Sa 21:18-19, with בֵּין 2Sa 3:1, compare 2Sa 3:6 +; מ ׳קִדַּשׁ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che) Mic 3:5; Jer 6:4 (both withעל), Joel 4:9; compare וְהַמּ ׳הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ Jdg 20:42 and the battle clung to them; הַמּ ׳וַתַּעֲלֶה Judg 22:35 and the battle rose (high) = 2Ch 18:34; הַמּ ׳וַתִּטּשׁ 1Sa 4:2, read הַמּ ׳וַתֵּט (ᵐ5 We Klo Bu, compare Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); הַמּ ׳נָפוֺצֶת 2Sa 18:8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read 1Sa 14:24 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr; מ עָלַי ׳תָּקוּם Psa 27:3 if war rise against me; ׳הַמּ כָּבֵ֑דָה Jdg 20:34 the battle was severe, compare הַמּ ׳וַתִּכְבַּד אֶלשָֿׁאוּל 1Sa 31:3 = 1Ch 10:3 (על for אל); so הַמּ ׳וַתְּהִי חֲזָקָה 1Sa 14:52, ׳הַמּ מִמֶּנּוּ חָזַק 2Ki 3:26; הַמּ ׳וַתְּהִי קָשָׁה 2Sa 2:17: compare מ ׳כֹּבֶד Isa 21:15, מ ׳עֱזוּז Isa 42:25.