מִלְחָמָה 319 noun feminine battle, war; — absolute
מ׳ Genesis 14:2,
8;
Exodus 1:10 +; construct
מִלְהֶ֫מֶת 1 Samuel 13:22 (
מִכְמָשׁ מ׳ 
Th We Bu HPS Ew
§ 188 c Kö
ii. 182 > absolute Thes and others); suffix
מִלְחַמְתִּי 2 Chronicles 35:21;
מִלְחַמְתְּךָ 2 Samuel 11:25;
מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Isaiah 41:12, etc.; plural
מִלְחָמוֺת Isaiah 42:13 +
7 times Chronicles, Psalms; construct
מִלְחֲמוֺת Judges 3:1 +, etc.; —
battle,
Genesis 14:8;
1 Samuel 17:1,
2,
8;
1 Samuel 31:3;
1 Kings 20:14,
18,
29,
39 + often;
war,
Genesis 14:2;
Exodus 1:10;
Deuteronomy 20:12;
Joshua 11:23;
Joshua 14:15;
2 Samuel 3:1 (
אֲרֻכָּה וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה) +;
מִלְחֲמוֺת כְּנָ֑עַן Judges 3:1;
סֵפֶד מִלְחֲמֹת י׳ Numbers 21:14 (JE); accusative of congnate meaning with verb with
נלחם †
1 Samuel 8:20;
2 Chronicles 32:8 and (
מִלְחֲמוֺת י׳)
1 Samuel 18:17;
1 Samuel 25:28†; =
art of war,
למד מ׳ Isaiah 2:4 learn war =
Micah 4:3;
למּד מ׳ Judges 3:2 teach war, fighting;
מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 22:35 =
Psalm 18:35, compare
Psalm 144:1;
לְמוּדֵי מ׳ 1 Chronicles 5:18,
מְלֻמְּדֵי מ׳ Songs 3:8 instructed in war; once =
battlefield וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 14:20 (so Kit
KauAT). The most frequent phrases are: †
אִישׁ מ׳ Isaiah 3:2;
1 Samuel 16:18;
1 Samuel 17:33;
2 Samuel 17:8;
Ezekiel 39:20;
Joshua 17:1 (P), also (collective)
Judges 20:17, of
י׳ Exodus 15:3 (poem);
אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ׳ Joshua 6:3;
Joshua 10:24 (both J E),
Deuteronomy 2:14,
16;
Joshua 5:4,
6 (all D),
Jeremiah 38:4;
Jeremiah 39:4;
Jeremiah 41:3,
16;
Jeremiah 49:26;
Jeremiah 51:32;
Jeremiah 52:7,
25, also
1 Kings 9:22;
2 Kings 25:4;
Numbers 31:28,
49 (P), Joel 4:9; late
אַנְשֵׁי מ׳ Joel 2:7;
1 Chronicles 12:39 (38 van d. H)
2 Chronicles 8:9;
17:13;
אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֺת Isaiah 42:13;
1 Chronicles 28:3;
אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ Jeremiah 50:30 her men of war, compare
Isaiah 41:12;
Ezekiel 27:10,
27;
אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוּת תֹּעִי 2 Samuel 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr), =
1 Chronicles 18:10; seldom
גִּבּוֺר מ׳ Psalm 24:8 (f
י׳),
גִּבּוֺרֵי מ׳ 2 Chronicles 13:3;
שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת 2 Chronicles 32:6;
עַם הַמּ׳ Joshua 8:1,
3;
Joshua 10:7;
Joshua 11:7, compare
Joshua 8:11 (all J E), compare also
1 Samuel 13:16 add.

We Dr, compare Klo;
אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ׳ Jeremiah 48:14;
צְבָא מ׳ battle-host Isaiah 13:4, so
הַמּ׳ צ׳ Numbers 31:14 (P); also
גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:4,
לַמּ׳ יֹצְאֵי צ׳ 1 Chronicles 7:11 אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:9 (8 van d. H)†;
weapons of war,
כְּלֵי (ה)מ׳ Judges 18:11,
17;
Jeremiah 21:4;
Jeremiah 51:20;
1 Chronicles 12:34 (33 van d. H), also figurative
2 Samuel 1:27 ׅ ||
(גִבּוֺרִים;
כְּלֵי צְבָא מ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:38 (37 van d. H);
קֶשֶׁת מ׳ Zechariah 9:10;
Zechariah 10:4;
כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֺ his weapons of war 1 Samuel 8:12;
Deuteronomy 1:41, compare
Judges 18:16; Ezekiel 32:37;
דִּבְרֵי הַמּ׳ =
the news of the battle 2 Samuel 11:18,
19 +
2 Samuel 11:22 add.

The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are:
עָרַךְ מ׳ draw up battle-line Judges 20:22 +, followed by
אֵת with = against Genesis 14:8;
Judges 20:20, followed by
עִם 2 Chronicles 13:3;
אסר המּ׳ i. e. begin the battle
1 Kings 20:14, compare
2 Chronicles 13:3;
וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ׳ 1 Kings 20:29 and the battle was joined;
עָשָׂה מ׳ make war Proverbs 20:8;
Proverbs 24:6;
1 Chronicles 22:8, followed by
אֵת with Genesis 14:2;
Joshua 11:18 (D), followed by
עִם Deuteronomy 20:12,
20;
1 Chronicles 5:10,
19;
עִם יָצָא לַמּ׳ Judges 20:14,
20,
28, with
עַל 1 Kings 8:44;
2 Chronicles 6:34;
עִם הָלַךְ לַמּ׳ 2 Kings 8:28;
עַם נגשׁ לַמּ׳ Judges 20:23, with
בְּ 1 Samuel 7:10;
2 Samuel 10:3, absolute
Jeremiah 46:3;
עִם וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 21:18,
19, with
בֵּין 2 Samuel 3:1, compare
2 Samuel 3:6 +; †
קִדַּשׁ מ׳ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che)
Micah 3:5;
Jeremiah 6:4 (both with
על), Joel 4:9; compare †
הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וְהַמּ׳ Judges 20:42 and the battle clung to them;
וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ׳ Judg 22:35
and the battle rose (high) =
2 Chronicles 18:34;
וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 4:2, read
וַתֵּט הַמּ׳ (

We Klo Bu, compare Dr)
and the battle inclined (in favour of one side);
נָפוֺצֶת הַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 18:8 Qr
the battle was spread (extended), so read
1 Samuel 14:24 add.

The We Klo Dr;
תָּקוּם עָלַי מ׳ Psalm 27:3 if war rise against me†;
כָּבֵ֑דָה הַמּ׳ Judges 20:34 the battle was severe, compare
אֶלשָֿׁאוּל וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 31:3 =
1 Chronicles 10:3 (
על for
אל); so
חֲזָקָה וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ 1 Samuel 14:52,
חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ הַמּ׳ 2 Kings 3:26;
קָשָׁה וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ 2 Samuel 2:17: compare
כֹּבֶד מ׳ Isaiah 21:15,
עֱזוּז מ׳ Isaiah 42:25.
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