לָחַם

Qal (poetry) only Imperative masculine singular and Participle active — fight, do battle with, rare, only Psalms, apparently later usage: — לְחַם אֶתלֹֿחֲמָ֑י Sl 35,1 do battle with those battling with me (dubious whether את is accusative sign compare preposition with, compare Ol; || רִיבָה אֶתיְֿרִיבַי); לֹחֲמִים לִי Sl 56,3 doing battle against me; לֹחֵם vSl 56,2 as substantive fighter. Niph`al₁₆₇ Perfect נִלְחַם Dom 9,17 +, וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֫ Dom 11,8; 1 Sam 15,18, וְנִלְחַמְנוּ 5 Mos 1,41 consecutive, etc.; Imperfect יִלָּהֵם 2 Mos 14,14; 5 Mos 1,30 יִלָּ֫חֶם לָ֑נוּ Neh 4,14, וַיִּלָּ֫חֶם 2 Mos 17,8 + 19 t.; 3 feminine singular תִּלָּחֵם Zak 14,14 3 masculine plural תִּיִּלָּֽחֲמוּ Dom 1,5 + 13 t.; suffix וַיִּלָּֽחֲמוּנִי Sl 109,3 2 masculine plural תִּלָּֽחֲמוּ 1 Kong 22,31 + 4 t.; תִּלָּֽחֲמוּן 1 Kong 12,24.; etc.; Imperative הִלָּחֵם 2 Mos 17,9; 1 Sam 18,17 הִלָּ֫חֶם בּוֺ Dom 9,38 plural הִלָּֽחֲמוּ 2 Kong 10,3; Neh 4,8 Infinitive absolute נִלְחֹם Dom 11,25 construct הִלָּחֵם Dom 1,9 + 35 t.; הִלָּ֫חֶם בּוֺ etc., 4 Mos 22,11 + 6 t.; suffix הִלָּחֲמוֺ 2 Kong 8,29 + 3 t.; Participle נִלְחָם 2 Mos 14,24 + 10 t.; plural נִלְחָמִים Jos 10,25 + 10 t. (but 1 Sam 31,1 read rather נִלְחֲמוּ, so || 1 Kron 10,1 We Klo Bu, compare Dr); — engage in battle (reciprocal), sometimes wage war (Jos 10,5; Dom 11,5; 1 Kong 14,19; 1 Kong 22,46; 2 Kong 6,8; 2 Kong 14,28 etc.), often with בְּ of enemy (60 t.) 2 Mos 1,10; 2 Mos 17,9; 2 Mos 17,10; 4 Mos 21,23; 4 Mos 21,26; 4 Mos 22,11 (all E), Dom 11,8; Dom 11,25; 1 Sam 15,18; 2 Sam 8,10 + (49 t.); less often with בְּ of city attacked or besieged Dom 9,45; 1 Sam 23,1; 2 Sam 12,26; 2 Sam 12,27; 2 Sam 12,29; Es 20,1; Jos 10,31 (D), 1 Kong 20,1; Neh 4,2 of tower Dom 1,52 followed by בְּאַרְצִי Dom 11,12; also with עִם of enemy (26 t.): Dom 5,20; Dom 11,4; Dom 11,5; Dom 11,20; Jos 11,5 (JE), 1 Sam 13,5; 1 Sam 17,19, also 1 Sam 17,32; 1 Sam 17,33 (of single combat), 5 Mos 20,4; Jos 9,2 (both D), 2 Kong 13,12; 2 Kong 14,15; 2 Kron 11,1; 2 Kron 17,10; 2 Kron 27,5; Dan 10,20; Dan 11,11 +; with עִם of city Jos 10,29 (D), Jos 19,47 (JE); c אֶתֿ = with, of enemy, Jos 24,8 (E), 1 Sam 17,9 (single combat), Jer 21,5; 1 Kong 20,23; 2 Kong 19,9 = Es 37,9; Jer 37,10 also Dom 12,4; 2 Sam 11,17; 2 Sam 21,15; 1 Kong 22,31; 2 Kong 8,2; 2 Kong 9,15; Jer 21,4; Jer 32,5; Jer 33,5; 2 Kron 18,30; 2 Kron 22,6, and with אוֺתָם (= אִתָּם) Jos 10,25 (D), 1 Kong 20,25 (Kö^{Lgb. ii, 296}); with עִל, against, of enemy only Jer 21,2 elsewhere (16 t.) of city: Jos 10,5 (JE), Es 7,1; 2 Kong 12,18; 2 Kong 19,8 = Es 37,8 especially D and Je: 5 Mos 20,10; 5 Mos 20,19; Jos 10,34; Jos 10,36; Jos 10,38 (all D), Jer 32,24; Jer 32,29; Jer 34,1; Jer 34,7; Jer 34,8; Jer 34,22; with אֶלֿ of enemy Jer 1,19; Jer 15,20; with suffix וַיִּלָּֽחֲמוּנִי Sl 109,3 and they have fought against me; with יָ֑חַד i.e. fight together = with (against) one another 1 Sam 17,10 absolute with accusative of congnate meaning with verb מִלְחָמוֺת fight battles 1 Sam 8,20; 1 Sam 18,17; 1 Sam 25,28; 2 Kron 32,8; absolute elsewhere Dom 5,19 (twice in verse); Dom 5,20; 5 Mos 1,41; Zak 10,5 + 26 t. + וַיָּסֻרוּ עָלָיו לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם 1 Kong 22,32 with עַל for, in behalf of, Dom 9,17; 2 Kong 10,3; Neh 4,8 with לְ = id., 2 Mos 14,14 (J), v2 Mos 14,25 (J; + בְּ of enemy), 5 Mos 1,30; 5 Mos 3,22; 5 Mos 20,4 (+ עִם of enemy, see above), Jos 10,14; Jos 10,42; Jos 23,3; Jos 23,10 (all D), Neh 4,14 ׳יָכֹל לְהִלּ be able to fight, with את of enemy 1 Sam 17,9, with בְּ of enemy 4 Mos 22,11, = be successful in fighting, prevail against; so with עַל of city Es 7,1, and absolute 2 Kong 16,5 (after וַיָּצֻרוּ עָל besiege).