BDB4394
מִלְחָמָה819 noun feminine battle, war; — absolute ׳ מ Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8; Exod 1:10 +; construct מִלְהֶ֫מֶת 1Sam 13:22 ( מִכְמָשׁ ׳ מ ᵐ5 Th We Bu HPS Ew§ 188 c Köii. 182 > absolute Thes and others); suffix מִלְחַמְתִּי 2Chr 35:21 מִלְחַמְתְּךָ 2Sam 11:25 מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Isa 41:12, etc.; plural מִלְחָמוֺת Isa 42:13 + 7 t. Chronicles, Psalms; construct מִלְחֲמוֺת Judg 3:1 +, etc.; — battle, Gen 14:8; 1Sam 17:1 ; 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:8; 1Sam 31:3; 1Kgs 20:14; 1Kgs 20:18; 1Kgs 20:29; 1Kgs 20:39 + often; war, Gen 14:2; Exod 1:10; Deut 20:12; Josh 11:23; Josh 14:15; 2Sam 3:1 ( אֲרֻכָּה וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה) +; מִלְחֲמוֺת כְּנָ֑עַן Judg 3:1 ׳ סֵפֶד מִלְחֲמֹת י Num 21:14 ( J E ); accusative of cognate meaning with verb with נלחם 1Sam 8:20; 2Chr 32:8 and ( ׳ מִלְחֲמוֺת י) 1Sam 18:17; 1Sam 25:28; = art of war, ׳ למד מ Isa 2:4 learn war = Mic 4:3 ׳ למּד מ Judg 3:2 teach war, fighting; ׳ מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ 2Sam 22:35 = Ps 18:35, compare Ps 144:1 ׳ לְמוּדֵי מ 1Chr 5:18, ׳ מְלֻמְּדֵי מ Song 3:8 instructed in war; once = battlefield וַיָּבֹאוּ ׳ עַד הַמּ 1Sam 14:20 (so KitKauAT). The most frequent phrases are: ׳ אִישׁ מ Isa 3:2; 1Sam 16:18; 1Sam 17:33; 2Sam 17:8; Ezek 39:20; Josh 17:1 ( P ), also (collective) Judg 20:17, of ׳ י Exod 15:3 (poem); ׳ אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ Josh 6:3; Josh 10:24 (both J E ), Deut 2:14 ; Deut 2:16; Josh 5:4; Josh 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 1Kgs 9:22; 2Kgs 25:4; Num 31:28; Num 31:49 ( P ), Joel 4:9 late ׳ אַנְשֵׁי מ Joel 2:7; 1Chr 12:39 (38 van d. H) 2Chr 8:9; 2Chr 17:13 אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֺת Isa 42:13; 1Chr 28:3 אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ Jer 50:30 her men of war, compare Isa 41:12; Ezek 27:10; Ezek 27:27 אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוּת תֹּעִי 2Sam 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr ), = 1Chr 18:10 seldom ׳ גִּבּוֺר מ Ps 24:8 (f ׳ י), ׳ גִּבּוֺרֵי מ 2Chr 13:3 שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת 2Chr 32:6 ׳ עַם הַמּ Josh 8:1; Josh 8:3; Josh 10:7; Josh 11:7, compare Josh 8:11 (all J E ), compare also 1Sam 13:16 add. ᵐ5 We Dr, compare Klo; ׳ אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ Jer 48:14 ׳ צְבָא מ battle-host Isa 13:4, so ׳ הַמּ ׳ צ Num 31:14 ( P ); also ׳ גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ 1Chr 7:4, ׳ לַמּ ׳ יֹצְאֵי צ 1Chr 7:11 ׳ אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ 1Chr 12:9 (8 van d. H) ; weapons of war, ׳ כְּלֵי (ה)מ Judg 18:11; Judg 18:17; Jer 21:4; Jer 51:20; 1Chr 12:34 (33 van d. H), also figurative 2Sam 1:27 ׅ || (גִבּוֺרִים; ׳ כְּלֵי צְבָא מ 1Chr 12:38 (37 van d. H); ׳ קֶשֶׁת מ Zech 9:10; Zech 10:4 כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֺ his weapons of war 1Sam 8:12; Deut 1:41, compare Judg 18:16; ׳ דִּבְרֵי הַמּ = the news of the battle 2Sam 11:18; 2Sam 11:19 + 2Sam 11:22 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are: ׳ עָרַךְ מ draw up battle-line Judg 20:22 +, followed by אֵת with = against Gen 14:8; Judg 20:20, followed by עִם 2Chr 13:3 ׳ אסר המּ i. e. begin the battle 1Kgs 20:14, compare 2Chr 13:3 ׳ וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ 1Kgs 20:29 and the battle was joined; ׳ עָשָׂה מ make war Prov 20:8; Prov 24:6; 1Chr 22:8, followed by אֵת with Gen 14:2; Josh 11:18 ( D ), followed by עִם Deut 20:12; Deut 20:20; 1Chr 5:10; 1Chr 5:19 עִם ׳ יָצָא לַמּ Judg 20:14; Judg 20:20; Judg 20:28, with עַל 1Kgs 8:44; 2Chr 6:34 עִם ׳ הָלַךְ לַמּ 2Kgs 8:28 עַם ׳ נגשׁ לַמּ Judg 20:23, with בְּ 1Sam 7:10; 2Sam 10:3, absolute Jer 46:3; עִם ׳ וַתְּהִי הַמּ 2Sam 21:18; 2Sam 21:19, with בֵּין 2Sam 3:1, compare v 2Sam 3:6 +; ׳ קִדַּשׁ מ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che ) Mic 3:5; Jer 6:4 (both with על), Joel 4:9 compare ׳ הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וְהַמּ Judg 20:42 and the battle clung to them; ׳ וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ Judg 22:35 and the battle rose (high) = 2Chr 18:34 ׳ וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ 1Sam 4:2, read ׳ וַתֵּט הַמּ ( ᵐ5 We Klo Bu, compare Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); ׳ נָפוֺצֶת הַמּ 2Sam 18:8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read 1Sam 14:24 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr; ׳ תָּקוּם עָלַי מ Ps 27:3 if war rise against me; כָּבֵ֑דָה ׳ הַמּ Judg 20:34 the battle was severe, compare אֶלשָֿׁאוּל ׳ וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ 1Sam 31:3 = 1Chr 10:3 ( על for אל); so חֲזָקָה ׳ וַתְּהִי הַמּ 1Sam 14:52, חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ ׳ הַמּ 2Kgs 3:26 קָשָׁה ׳ וַתְּהִי הַמּ 2Sam 2:17: compare ׳ כֹּבֶד מ Isa 21:15, ׳ עֱזוּז מ Isa 42:25.