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H4421מִלְחָמָהmil.cha.mah

battlePart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 12
  5. 18
  6. 18
  7. 20
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 32
  10. 29
  11. 23
  12. 10
  13. 32
  14. 32
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 4
  19. 10
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. 14
  24. 24
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 7
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 1
  31. 1
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 3
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 5
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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320 occurrences in 309 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Samuel 29:9

    And Achish answered and said to David: 'I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God; notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said: He shall not go up with us to the battle.

    בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (מִּלְחָמָֽה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  2. 1 Samuel 30:24

    And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as is the share of him that goeth down to the battle, so shall be the share of him that tarrieth by the baggage; they shall share alike.'

    בַּמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (מִּלְחָמָ֗ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  3. 1 Samuel 31:3

    And the battle went sore against Saul, an the archers overtook him; and he was in great anguish by reason of the archers.

    הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (מִּלְחָמָה֙) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  4. 2 Samuel 1:4

    And David said unto him: 'How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me.' And he answered: 'The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.'

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (מִּלְחָמָ֗ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  5. 2 Samuel 1:25

    How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan upon thy high places is slain!

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (מִּלְחָמָ֑ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  6. 2 Samuel 1:27

    How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

    מִלְחָמָֽה׃ mil.cha.Mah “war”

  7. 2 Samuel 2:17

    And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה (מִּלְחָמָ֛ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  8. 2 Samuel 3:1

    Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

    הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (מִּלְחָמָה֙) mil.cha.Mah “war”

  9. 2 Samuel 3:6

    And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner showed himself strong in the house of Saul.

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (מִּלְחָמָ֔ה) mil.cha.Mah “war”

  10. 2 Samuel 3:30

    So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

    בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (מִּלְחָמָֽה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  11. 2 Samuel 8:10

    then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him--because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi--and he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass.

    מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת mil.cha.Mot “<the> wars of”

  12. 2 Samuel 10:8

    And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Arameans of Zobah, and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

    מִלְחָמָ֖ה mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  13. 2 Samuel 10:9

    Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans;

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (מִּלְחָמָ֔ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  14. 2 Samuel 10:13

    So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Arameans; and they fled before him.

    לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (מִּלְחָמָ֖ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  15. 2 Samuel 11:7

    And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

    הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (מִּלְחָמָֽה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  16. 2 Samuel 11:15

    And he wrote in the letter, saying: 'Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.'

    הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (מִּלְחָמָה֙) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  17. 2 Samuel 11:18

    Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

    הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (מִּלְחָמָֽה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  18. 2 Samuel 11:19

    and he charged the messenger, saying: 'When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (מִּלְחָמָ֖ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  19. 2 Samuel 11:25

    Then David said unto the messenger: 'Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.'

    מִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧ (מִלְחַמְתְּ) mil.cham.te. “battle”

  20. 2 Samuel 17:8

    Hushai said moreover: 'Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are embittered in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

    מִלְחָמָ֔ה mil.cha.Mah “war”

  21. 2 Samuel 18:6

    So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (מִּלְחָמָ֖ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  22. 2 Samuel 18:8

    For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

    הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה (מִּלְחָמָ֛ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  23. 2 Samuel 19:4

    And the people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

    בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (מִּלְחָמָֽה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  24. 2 Samuel 19:11

    And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now, therefore, why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?'

    בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (מִּלְחָמָ֑ה) mil.cha.Mah “battle”

  25. 2 Samuel 21:15

    And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines; and David waxed faint.

    מִלְחָמָ֛ה mil.cha.Mah “war”