mil.cha.mah H4421

מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) means “battle” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מִלְחָמָה Hebrew · H4421 319 tagged occurrences in 308 verses

Pronunciation guide: mil-khaw-maw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4421

מִלְחָמָה · mil.cha.mah · battle

battle, war

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H3898 (לָחַם) (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)

KJV glosses: battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).

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How translators render H4421

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
for battle	32
of war	29
in battle	26
war	23
the battle	17
into battle	13
to war	13
for war	11
of battle	10
to fight	10
a battle	5
to battle	5
army	4
battle	4
and the battle	3
in formation	3
in the battle	3
of the battle	3
warriors	3
a war	2
and battle	2
at war	2
battles	2
from battle	2
from war	2
in the war	2
of the wars	2
our battles	2
the battle lines	2
to make war	2
to wage war	2
when the battle	2
and as the battle	1
and fight	1
and how the war	1
and in battle	1
and the war	1
and took up their battle	1
and war	1
and weapons of war	1
as warriors	1
as well as the battle	1
but the battle	1
during the war	1
fit for battle	1
he makes wars	1
his wars	1
i am fighting	1
i would march	1
in battle formation	1
in warfare	1
in wartime	1
joined the battle	1
made war	1
military	1
nor the battle	1
now the war	1
of fighting	1
or in battle	1
or war	1
ready for battle	1
saul	1
soldiers	1
that the battle	1
the army	1
the battle cry	1
the battle is	1
the fighting	1
the onslaught	1
the soldiers	1
the war	1
the wars waged	1
their battles	1
there was war	1
there will be war	1
those who wage war	1
to the battle	1
to the soldiers	1
took their battle	1
waged war	1
want war	1
warfare	1
wars	1
when war	1
will war	1
with weapons	1
your attack	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
of war	63
to battle	29
war	20
to the battle	12
to war	12
and the battle	10
in the battle	10
the battle	9
and there was war	8
battle	7
for the battle	7
in battle	7
for war	6
of battle	6
in war	5
to fight	5
of the battle	4
from war	3
into the battle	3
of the war	3
unto the battle	3
wars	3
and put the battle	2
by war	2
for the war	2
in the war	2
our battles	2
that the battle	2
unto battle	2
which were warriors	2
against her in battle	1
against me in battle	1
all the wars	1
also set the battle	1
and all his wars	1
and by war	1
and he had no war	1
and how the war	1
and in battles	1
and in war	1
and it came to pass while there was war	1
and set the battle	1
and there was again a battle	1
and there was yet a battle	1
and war	1
and yet again there was war	1
any war	1
battles	1
because the war	1
behold the battle	1
but the battle	1
concerning the war	1
for him in the war	1
from battle	1
from the battle	1
had put the battle	1
had war	1
had wars	1
had yet war	1
he maketh wars	1
him and they set the battle	1
into battle	1
lest in the battle	1
make thy battle	1
no more out with us to battle	1
no war	1
nor by battle	1
nor in battle	1
nor the battle	1
now for war	1
of fighting	1
of the wars	1
out of him the battle	1
set in battle	1
that there was again a battle	1
the battles	1
the war	1
the wars	1
them in the battle	1
them war	1
themselves and set their battle	1
though war	1
thy war	1
to the war	1
us unto battle	1
wherewith i have war	1
with him in battle	1
with him to battle	1
with him unto the battle	1
with me to battle	1
with thee in the war	1
with thee they that war	1
with them in battle	1
with us to battle	1
with us to the battle	1
without war	1
won in battles	1
ye war	1

Verses containing H4421

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1 Samuel 30:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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1 Samuel 31:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
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2 Samuel 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.”
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2 Samuel 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
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2 Samuel 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”
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2 Samuel 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
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2 Samuel 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 3:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
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2 Samuel 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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,
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2 Samuel 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
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2 Samuel 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing and how the war was going.
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2 Samuel 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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2 Samuel 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Joab sent to David a full account of the battle
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2 Samuel 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle,
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2 Samuel 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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2 Samuel 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
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2 Samuel 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
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2 Samuel 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
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Source alternate reference: 19.4
2 Samuel 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
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Source alternate reference: 19.11
2 Samuel 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines. But David became exhausted.
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2 Samuel 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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2 Samuel 21:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
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2 Samuel 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there was also a 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,
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2 Samuel 22:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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2 Samuel 22:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
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2 Samuel 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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,
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1 Kings 2:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
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1 Kings 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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Source alternate reference: 5.17
1 Kings 8:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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,
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1 Kings 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Kings 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Kings 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
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1 Kings 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
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1 Kings 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Kings 15:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
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1 Kings 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
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1 Kings 20:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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1 Kings 20:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
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1 Kings 20:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
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1 Kings 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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1 Kings 20:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’
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1 Kings 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
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1 Kings 22:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
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1 Kings 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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1 Kings 22:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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 deliver it into the hand of the king.”
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