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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H4421

מִלְחָמָה

milchamahmil-khaw-maw'

battle

320 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: milchâmâh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4421is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 27 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 90
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H4421

a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)

The King James renders it: battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

milchamah is rendered "battle". It stands 320 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-seven books.

  • Thirty-two of the uses stand in 1 Samuel, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 14:2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
  • The Greek text spells it ninety different ways.

The first use

went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

Genesis 14:2מִלְחָמָ֗ה

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • for the battle53
  • war43
  • in the battle37
  • battle36
  • the war36
  • the battle34
  • to the battle8
  • warfare8
  • and war7
  • wars6
  • to the war4
  • a battle3

and 31 more, 320 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

All 320, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

90 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה21
  • מִלְחָמָ֑ה21
  • מִלְחָמָ֖ה21
  • מִלְחָמָ֔ה17
  • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה15
  • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙13
  • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה13
  • מִלְחָמָֽה׃13
  • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃12
  • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה10
  • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה10
  • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה10

and 78 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular107HRd/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine singular93HNcfsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular70HTd/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular10HC/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine plural6HNcfpa
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)6HNcfpc
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular5HR/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular3HC/R/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3HC/Td/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural2HNcfpc/Sp1bp
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2HNcfsc/Sp2fs
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HNcfsc/Sp2ms

Genesis

two uses
  • went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

    Genesis 14:2

    • מִלְחָמָ֗הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim

    Genesis 14:8

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle

Exodus

five uses
  • Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”

    Exodus 1:10

    • מִלְחָמָה֙milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

    Exodus 13:17

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.

    Exodus 15:3

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • “Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”

    Exodus 17:16

    • מִלְחָמָ֥הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”

    Exodus 32:17

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle

Numbers

twelve uses
  • When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.

    Numbers 10:9

    • מִלְחָמָ֜הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,

    Numbers 21:14

    • מִלְחֲמֹ֣תmilchamotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wars of
  • Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.

    Numbers 21:33

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.

    Numbers 31:14

    • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:

    Numbers 31:21

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
  • Then divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.

    Numbers 31:27

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.

    Numbers 31:28

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • and said, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one of us is missing.

    Numbers 31:49

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

    Numbers 32:6

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
  • Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,

    Numbers 32:20

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”

    Numbers 32:27

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    Numbers 32:29

    • לַמִּלְחָמָה֙lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

Deuteronomy

eighteen uses
  • “We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

    Deuteronomy 1:41

    • מִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmilchamtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: war his
  • Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

    Deuteronomy 2:9

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

    Deuteronomy 2:14

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,

    Deuteronomy 2:16

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

    Deuteronomy 2:24

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.

    Deuteronomy 2:32

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.

    Deuteronomy 3:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?

    Deuteronomy 4:34

    • וּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הuvemilchamahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and by battle
  • When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

    Deuteronomy 20:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֜הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the war
  • When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army,

    Deuteronomy 20:2

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.

    Deuteronomy 20:3

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
  • Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

    Deuteronomy 20:5

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.

    Deuteronomy 20:6

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her.”

    Deuteronomy 20:7

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.

    Deuteronomy 20:12

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.

    Deuteronomy 20:20

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,

    Deuteronomy 21:10

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the war
  • When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.

    Deuteronomy 29:7

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

Joshua

eighteen uses
  • About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

    Joshua 4:13

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

    Joshua 5:4

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

    Joshua 5:6

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.

    Joshua 6:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

    Joshua 8:1

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night

    Joshua 8:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.

    Joshua 8:11

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֜הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.

    Joshua 8:14

    • לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.

    Joshua 10:7

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.

    Joshua 10:24

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,

    Joshua 11:7

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֨הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.

    Joshua 11:18

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.

    Joshua 11:19

    • בַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃vamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    Joshua 11:20

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֤הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

    Joshua 11:23

    • מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פmimilchamahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: from war
  • still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in.

    Joshua 14:11

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.

    Joshua 14:15

    • מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פmimilchamahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: from war
  • Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

    Joshua 17:1

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war

Judges

twenty uses
  • These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

    Judges 3:1

    • מִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wars of
  • if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

    Judges 3:2

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.

    Judges 3:10

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the war
  • After this, Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres.

    Judges 8:13

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

    Judges 18:11

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

    Judges 18:16

    • מִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmilchamtamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: war their
  • And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.

    Judges 18:17

    • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.

    Judges 20:14

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.

    Judges 20:17

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

    Judges 20:18

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
  • And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah.

    Judges 20:20

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.

    Judges 20:22

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

    Judges 20:23

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”

    Judges 20:28

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֛הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.

    Judges 20:34

    • וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הvehamilchamahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the battle
  • the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”

    Judges 20:39

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
    • כַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הkamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: like the battle
  • So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.

    Judges 20:42

    • וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הvehamilchamahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the battle
  • When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”

    Judges 21:22

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle

1 Samuel

thirty-two uses
  • Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

    1 Samuel 4:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֗הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.

    1 Samuel 4:2

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

    1 Samuel 7:10

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.

    1 Samuel 8:12

    • מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmilchamtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: warfare his
  • Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

    1 Samuel 8:20

    • מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃milchamotenunoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: battles our
  • Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

    1 Samuel 13:15

    • הַמִּלְחָמָהhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.

    1 Samuel 13:22

    • מִלְחֶ֔מֶתmilchemetnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.

    1 Samuel 14:20

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.

    1 Samuel 14:22

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

    1 Samuel 14:23

    • וְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔הvehamilchamahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the battle
  • And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

    1 Samuel 14:52

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”

    1 Samuel 16:18

    • מִלְחָמָ֛הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

    1 Samuel 17:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.

    1 Samuel 17:2

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.

    1 Samuel 17:8

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

    1 Samuel 17:13

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.

    1 Samuel 17:20

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”

    1 Samuel 17:28

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

    1 Samuel 17:33

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

    1 Samuel 17:47

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

    1 Samuel 18:5

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

    1 Samuel 18:17

    • מִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: battles of
  • When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.

    1 Samuel 19:8

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

    1 Samuel 23:8

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.

    1 Samuel 25:28

    • מִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: battles of
  • David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.

    1 Samuel 26:10

    • בַמִּלְחָמָ֛הvamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?

    1 Samuel 29:4

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’

    1 Samuel 29:9

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”

    1 Samuel 30:24

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.

    1 Samuel 31:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle

2 Samuel

twenty-nine uses
  • “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

    2 Samuel 1:4

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

    2 Samuel 1:25

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”

    2 Samuel 1:27

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

    2 Samuel 2:17

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

    2 Samuel 3:1

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.

    2 Samuel 3:6

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • (Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

    2 Samuel 3:30

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,

    2 Samuel 8:10

    • מִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the wars of
  • The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

    2 Samuel 10:8

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

    2 Samuel 10:9

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

    2 Samuel 10:13

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

    2 Samuel 11:7

    • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”

    2 Samuel 11:15

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Joab sent to David a full account of the battle

    2 Samuel 11:18

    • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,

    2 Samuel 11:19

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”

    2 Samuel 11:25

    • מִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧milchamtekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: battle your
  • He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

    2 Samuel 17:8

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.

    2 Samuel 18:6

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.

    2 Samuel 18:8

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.

    2 Samuel 19:3

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

    2 Samuel 19:10

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted.

    2 Samuel 21:15

    • מִלְחָמָ֛הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

    2 Samuel 21:17

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.

    2 Samuel 21:18

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

    2 Samuel 21:19

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

    2 Samuel 21:20

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

    2 Samuel 22:35

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

    2 Samuel 22:40

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,

    2 Samuel 23:9

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

1 Kings

twenty-three uses
  • Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

    1 Kings 2:5

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
    • מִלְחָמָ֗הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

    1 Kings 5:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,

    1 Kings 8:44

    • לַמִּלְחָמָה֙lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.

    1 Kings 9:22

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

    1 Kings 12:21

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

    1 Kings 14:30

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֨הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.

    1 Kings 15:6

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֨הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

    1 Kings 15:7

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֥הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

    1 Kings 15:16

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֨הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

    1 Kings 15:32

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֨הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • “By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

    1 Kings 20:14

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • “If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

    1 Kings 20:18

    • לְמִלְחָמָ֛הlemilchamahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: for battle
  • In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

    1 Kings 20:26

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

    1 Kings 20:29

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

    1 Kings 20:39

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.

    1 Kings 22:1

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

    1 Kings 22:4

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

    1 Kings 22:6

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”

    1 Kings 22:15

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

    1 Kings 22:30

    • בַמִּלְחָמָ֔הvamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

    1 Kings 22:35

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle

2 Kings

ten uses
  • And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

    2 Kings 3:7

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.

    2 Kings 3:26

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.

    2 Kings 8:28

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֛הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.

    2 Kings 13:25

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

    2 Kings 14:7

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

    2 Kings 16:5

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?

    2 Kings 18:20

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the war
  • The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.

    2 Kings 24:16

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

    2 Kings 25:4

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

    2 Kings 25:19

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war

1 Chronicles

thirty-two uses
  • During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the homes of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.

    1 Chronicles 5:10

    • מִלְחָמָה֙milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

    1 Chronicles 5:18

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare
  • They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

    1 Chronicles 5:19

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

    1 Chronicles 5:20

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.

    1 Chronicles 5:22

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.

    1 Chronicles 7:4

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare
  • Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.

    1 Chronicles 7:11

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.

    1 Chronicles 7:40

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

    1 Chronicles 10:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

    1 Chronicles 11:13

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;

    1 Chronicles 12:1

    • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

    1 Chronicles 12:8

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)

    1 Chronicles 12:19

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.

    1 Chronicles 12:33

    • מִלְחָמָ֛הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.

    1 Chronicles 12:35

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.

    1 Chronicles 12:36

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

    1 Chronicles 12:37

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.

    1 Chronicles 12:38

    • מִלְחָמָה֮milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

    1 Chronicles 14:15

    • בַמִּלְחָמָ֑הvamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,

    1 Chronicles 18:10

    • מִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the wars of
  • So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.

    1 Chronicles 19:7

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

    1 Chronicles 19:9

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

    1 Chronicles 19:10

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

    1 Chronicles 19:14

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

    1 Chronicles 19:17

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.

    1 Chronicles 20:4

    • מִלְחָמָ֛הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a battle
  • Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

    1 Chronicles 20:5

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a battle
  • And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

    1 Chronicles 20:6

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a battle
  • but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

    1 Chronicles 22:8

    • וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתumilchamotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and wars
  • They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.

    1 Chronicles 26:27

    • הַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹתhamilchamotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the wars
  • but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’

    1 Chronicles 28:3

    • מִלְחָמ֛וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wars

2 Chronicles

thirty-two uses
  • When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,

    2 Chronicles 6:34

    • לַמִּלְחָמָה֙lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.

    2 Chronicles 8:9

    • מִלְחָמָה֙milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

    2 Chronicles 11:1

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

    2 Chronicles 12:15

    • וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתumilchamotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and wars of
  • and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

    2 Chronicles 13:2

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֥הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.

    2 Chronicles 13:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

    2 Chronicles 13:14

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

    2 Chronicles 14:6

    • מִלְחָמָה֙milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

    2 Chronicles 14:10

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

    2 Chronicles 15:19

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֖הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and war
  • For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”

    2 Chronicles 16:9

    • מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃milchamotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wars
  • and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.

    2 Chronicles 17:13

    • מִלְחָמָ֛הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”

    2 Chronicles 18:3

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

    2 Chronicles 18:5

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be given into your hand.”

    2 Chronicles 18:14

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

    2 Chronicles 18:29

    • בַמִּלְחָמָ֔הvamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.

    2 Chronicles 18:34

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

    2 Chronicles 20:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

    2 Chronicles 20:15

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle
  • Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram;

    2 Chronicles 22:5

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֛הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the war
  • Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”

    2 Chronicles 25:8

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.

    2 Chronicles 25:13

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
  • Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

    2 Chronicles 26:11

    • מִלְחָמָ֜הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: of battle
  • Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

    2 Chronicles 26:13

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

    2 Chronicles 27:7

    • מִלְחֲמֹתָ֖יוmilchamotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wars his
  • When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,

    2 Chronicles 32:2

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for war
  • Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

    2 Chronicles 32:6

    • מִלְחָמ֖וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wars
  • With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

    2 Chronicles 32:8

    • מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּmilchamotenunoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: battles our
  • But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”

    2 Chronicles 35:21

    • מִלְחַמְתִּ֔יmilchamtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: battle my

Job

four uses
  • In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

    Job 5:20

    • וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הuvemilchamahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and in battle
  • which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

    Job 38:23

    • וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃umilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and warfare
  • At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

    Job 39:25

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!

    Job 41:8

    • מִ֝לְחָמָ֗הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle

Psalms

ten uses
  • He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

    Psalms 18:34

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

    Psalms 18:39

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

    Psalms 24:8

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

    Psalms 27:3

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare
  • He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

    Psalms 46:9

    • מִלְחָמוֹת֮milchamotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wars
  • There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah

    Psalms 76:3

    • וּמִלְחָמָ֣הumilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and battle
  • You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

    Psalms 89:43

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

    Psalms 120:7

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the war
  • who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

    Psalms 140:2

    • מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃milchamotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wars
  • Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

    Psalms 144:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

Proverbs

three uses
  • Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

    Proverbs 20:18

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

    Proverbs 21:31

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

    Proverbs 24:6

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war

Ecclesiastes

three uses
  • a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

    Ecclesiastes 3:8

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare
  • As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

    Ecclesiastes 8:8

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

    Ecclesiastes 9:11

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the battle

Song of Solomon

one use
  • All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.

    Song of Solomon 3:8

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare

Isaiah

fourteen uses
  • Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

    Isaiah 2:4

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare
  • the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,

    Isaiah 3:2

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

    Isaiah 3:25

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.

    Isaiah 7:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.

    Isaiah 13:4

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.

    Isaiah 21:15

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃ סmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.

    Isaiah 22:2

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.

    Isaiah 27:4

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

    Isaiah 28:6

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: of battle
  • And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished.

    Isaiah 30:32

    • וּבְמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתuvemilchamotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and with battles of
  • You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?

    Isaiah 36:5

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the war
  • You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

    Isaiah 41:12

    • מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃milchamtekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: warfare your
  • The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:

    Isaiah 42:13

    • מִלְחָמ֖וֹתmilchamotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wars
  • So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

    Isaiah 42:25

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle

Jeremiah

twenty-four uses
  • My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

    Jeremiah 4:19

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.

    Jeremiah 6:4

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”

    Jeremiah 6:23

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.

    Jeremiah 8:6

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

    Jeremiah 18:21

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.

    Jeremiah 21:4

    • הַמִּלְחָמָה֮hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.

    Jeremiah 28:8

    • לְמִלְחָמָ֖הlemilchamahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: of war
  • Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”

    Jeremiah 38:4

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֜הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.

    Jeremiah 39:4

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.

    Jeremiah 41:3

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.

    Jeremiah 41:16

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’

    Jeremiah 42:14

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare
  • “Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!

    Jeremiah 46:3

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?

    Jeremiah 48:14

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.

    Jeremiah 49:2

    • מִלְחָמָ֗הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”

    Jeremiah 49:14

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

    Jeremiah 49:26

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֤הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • “The noise of battle is in the land—the noise of great destruction.

    Jeremiah 50:22

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD.

    Jeremiah 50:30

    • מִלְחַמְתָּ֥הּmilchamtahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: war its
  • They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.

    Jeremiah 50:42

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle
  • “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

    Jeremiah 51:20

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”

    Jeremiah 51:32

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

    Jeremiah 52:7

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֡הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war
  • Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

    Jeremiah 52:25

    • הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war

Ezekiel

seven uses
  • They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.

    Ezekiel 7:14

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the battle
  • You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.

    Ezekiel 13:5

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.

    Ezekiel 17:17

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

    Ezekiel 27:10

    • מִלְחַמְתֵּ֑ךְmilchamtekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: war your
  • Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.

    Ezekiel 27:27

    • מִלְחַמְתֵּ֜ךְmilchamtekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: war your
  • They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.

    Ezekiel 32:27

    • מִלְחַמְתָּם֩milchamtamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: war their
  • And at My table you will eat your fill of horses and riders, of mighty men and warriors of every kind,’ declares the Lord GOD.

    Ezekiel 39:20

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war

Daniel

three uses
  • Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

    Daniel 9:26

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.

    Daniel 11:20

    • בְמִלְחָמָֽה׃vemilchamahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in battle
  • And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.

    Daniel 11:25

    • לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

Hosea

four uses
  • Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

    Hosea 1:7

    • וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הuvemilchamahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and by battle
  • On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

    Hosea 2:18

    • וּמִלְחָמָה֙umilchamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and battle
  • Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

    Hosea 10:9

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.

    Hosea 10:14

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle

Joel

four uses
  • With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

    Joel 2:5

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle
  • They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.

    Joel 2:7

    • מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

    Joel 3:9

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a war
    • הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃hamilchamahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the war

Amos

one use
  • So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.

    Amos 1:14

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: battle

Obadiah

one use
  • This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—

    Obadiah 1:1

    • לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

Micah

three uses
  • But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.

    Micah 2:8

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:

    Micah 3:5

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.

    Micah 4:3

    • מִלְחָמָֽה׃milchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: warfare

Zechariah

five uses
  • And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

    Zechariah 9:10

    • מִלְחָמָ֔הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.

    Zechariah 10:3

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.

    Zechariah 10:4

    • מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahnoun · feminine singulartagged: war
  • They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.

    Zechariah 10:5

    • בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הbamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the battle
  • For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

    Zechariah 14:2

    • לַמִּלְחָמָה֒lamilchamahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the battle

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