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H3898Aלָחַםla.cham

to fightPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. Genesis: 0
  2. 6
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 4
  5. 7
  6. 17
  7. 31
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 21
  10. 9
  11. 9
  12. 12
  13. 3
  14. 15
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 3
  17. Esther: 0
  18. Job: 0
  19. 5
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 7
  24. 16
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. 2
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 4
  39. Malachi: 0

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Other meanings of H3898

  • H3898Bלָחַםla.chamto feed onH:VOccurrences: 6

171 occurrences in 165 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 2 Chronicles 26:6

    And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

    וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (יִּלָּ֣חֶם) i.yi.La.chem “he fought”

  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5

    He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of A

    נִלְחַ֞ם nil.Cham “he waged war”

  3. 2 Chronicles 32:8

    with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles.' And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

    וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (הִלָּחֵ֖ם) hi.la.Chem “fight”

  4. 2 Chronicles 35:20

    After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him.

    לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (הִלָּחֵ֥ם) hi.la.Chem “do battle”

  5. 2 Chronicles 35:22

    Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

    לְהִלָּחֵֽם־ (הִלָּחֵֽם) hi.la.chem- “fight”לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (הִלָּחֵ֖ם) hi.la.Chem “do battle”

  6. Nehemiah 4:2

    and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.

    לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (הִלָּחֵ֣ם) hi.la.Chem “wage war”

  7. Nehemiah 4:8

    And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and y

    וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ (הִֽלָּחֲמ֗וּ) hi.la.cha.Mu “fight”

  8. Nehemiah 4:14

    in what place soever ye hear the sound of the horn, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.'

    יִלָּ֥חֶם yi.La.chem “he will fight”

  9. Psalms 35:1

    A Psalm of David. Strive, O LORD, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me.

    לְ֝חַ֗ם le.Cham “fight”לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃ (לֹֽחֲמָֽ) Lo.cha.Ma “[those who] fight with”

  10. Psalms 56:2

    Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me.

    לֹחֵ֥ם lo.Chem “[one who] fights”

  11. Psalms 56:3

    They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

    לֹחֲמִ֖ים lo.cha.Mim “[are] fighting”

  12. Psalms 109:3

    They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

    וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי (יִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּ) i.yi.la.cha.Mu. “they have fought against”

  13. Isaiah 7:1

    And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it; but could not prevail against it.

    לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (הִלָּחֵ֥ם) hi.la.Chem “engage in battle”

  14. Isaiah 19:2

    And I will spur Egypt against Egypt; and they shall fight every one against his brother, and everyone against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

    וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ (נִלְחֲמ֥וּ) nil.cha.Mu “they will fight”

  15. Isaiah 20:1

    In the year that Tartan came into Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

    וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם (יִּלָּ֥חֶם) i.yi.La.chem “he fought”

  16. Isaiah 30:32

    And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them.

    נִלְחַם־ nil.cham- “he will fight”

  17. Isaiah 37:8

    So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

    נִלְחָ֖ם nil.Cham “fighting”

  18. Isaiah 37:9

    And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia: 'He is come out to fight against thee.' And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying:

    לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (הִלָּחֵ֣ם) hi.la.Chem “do battle”

  19. Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and grieved His holy spirit; therefore He was turned to be their enemy, Himself fought against them.

    נִלְחַם־ nil.cham- “he fought”

  20. Jeremiah 1:19

    And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.'

    וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ (נִלְחֲמ֥וּ) nil.cha.Mu “they will fight”

  21. Jeremiah 15:20

    And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

    וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ (נִלְחֲמ֥וּ) nil.cha.Mu “people will fight”

  22. Jeremiah 21:2

    'Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may go up from us.'

    נִלְחָ֣ם nil.Cham “[is] waging war”

  23. Jeremiah 21:4

    Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, that besiege you without the walls, and I will gather them into the mid

    נִלְחָמִ֣ים nil.cha.Mim “[are] fighting”

  24. Jeremiah 21:5

    And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

    וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י (נִלְחַמְתִּ֤י) nil.cham.Ti “I will fight”

  25. Jeremiah 32:5

    and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I remember him, saith the LORD; though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?'

    תִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּ ti.la.cha.Mu “you will fight”