מִלְחָמָה

מִלְחָמָה₈₁₉ noun feminine battle, war; — absolute ׳מ 1 Mos 14,2; 1 Mos 14,8; 2 Mos 1,10 +; construct מִלְהֶ֫מֶת 1 Sam 13,22 (מִכְמָשׁ ׳מ ᵐ5 Th We Bu HPS Ew^{§ 188 c} Kö^{ii. 182 > absolute} Thes and others); suffix מִלְחַמְתִּי 2 Kron 35,21 מִלְחַמְתְּךָ 2 Sam 11,25 מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Es 41,12, etc.; plural מִלְחָמוֺת Es 42,13 + 7 t. Chronicles, Psalms; construct מִלְחֲמוֺת Dom 3,1 +, etc.; — battle, 1 Mos 14,8; 1 Sam 17,1; 1 Sam 17,2; 1 Sam 17,8; 1 Sam 31,3; 1 Kong 20,14; 1 Kong 20,18; 1 Kong 20,29; 1 Kong 20,39 + often; war, 1 Mos 14,2; 2 Mos 1,10; 5 Mos 20,12; Jos 11,23; Jos 14,15; 2 Sam 3,1 (אֲרֻכָּה וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה) +; מִלְחֲמוֺת כְּנָ֑עַן Dom 3,1 ׳סֵפֶד מִלְחֲמֹת י 4 Mos 21,14 (JE); accusative of congnate meaning with verb with נלחם 1 Sam 8,20; 2 Kron 32,8 and (׳מִלְחֲמוֺת י) 1 Sam 18,17; 1 Sam 25,28; = art of war, ׳למד מ Es 2,4 learn war = Mik 4,3 ׳למּד מ Dom 3,2 teach war, fighting; ׳מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ 2 Sam 22,35 = Sl 18,35, compare Sl 144,1 ׳לְמוּדֵי מ 1 Kron 5,18, ׳מְלֻמְּדֵי מ Hoj 3,8 instructed in war; once = battlefield וַיָּבֹאוּ ׳עַד הַמּ 1 Sam 14,20 (so Kit^KauAT). The most frequent phrases are: ׳אִישׁ מ Es 3,2; 1 Sam 16,18; 1 Sam 17,33; 2 Sam 17,8; Ezk 39,20; Jos 17,1 (P), also (collective) Dom 20,17, of ׳י 2 Mos 15,3 (poem); ׳אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ Jos 6,3; Jos 10,24 (both J E), 5 Mos 2,14; 5 Mos 2,16; Jos 5,4; Jos 5,6 (all D), Jer 38,4; Jer 39,4; Jer 41,3; Jer 41,16; Jer 49,26; Jer 51,32; Jer 52,7; Jer 52,25, also 1 Kong 9,22; 2 Kong 25,4; 4 Mos 31,28; 4 Mos 31,49 (P), Joel 4,9 late ׳אַנְשֵׁי מ Joel 2,7; 1 Kron 12,39 (38 van d. H) 2 Kron 8,9; 2 Kron 17,13 אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֺת Es 42,13; 1 Kron 28,3 אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ Jer 50,30 her men of war, compare Es 41,12; Ezk 27,10; Ezk 27,27 אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוּת תֹּעִי 2 Sam 8,10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr), = 1 Kron 18,10 seldom ׳גִּבּוֺר מ Sl 24,8 (f ׳י), ׳גִּבּוֺרֵי מ 2 Kron 13,3 שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת 2 Kron 32,6 ׳עַם הַמּ Jos 8,1; Jos 8,3; Jos 10,7; Jos 11,7, compare Jos 8,11 (all J E), compare also 1 Sam 13,16 add. ᵐ5 We Dr, compare Klo; ׳אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ Jer 48,14 ׳צְבָא מ battle-host Es 13,4, so ׳הַמּ ׳צ 4 Mos 31,14 (P); also ׳גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ 1 Kron 7,4, ׳לַמּ ׳יֹצְאֵי צ v1 Kron 7,11 ׳אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ 1 Kron 12,9 (8 van d. H) ; weapons of war, ׳כְּלֵי (ה)מ Dom 18,11; Dom 18,17; Jer 21,4; Jer 51,20; 1 Kron 12,34 (33 van d. H), also figurative 2 Sam 1,27 ׅ || (גִבּוֺרִים; ׳כְּלֵי צְבָא מ 1 Kron 12,38 (37 van d. H); ׳קֶשֶׁת מ Zak 9,10; Zak 10,4 כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֺ his weapons of war 1 Sam 8,12; 5 Mos 1,41, compare Dom 18,16; ׳דִּבְרֵי הַמּ = the news of the battle 2 Sam 11,18; 2 Sam 11,19 + v2 Sam 11,22 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are: ׳עָרַךְ מ draw up battle-line Dom 20,22 +, followed by אֵת with = against 1 Mos 14,8; Dom 20,20, followed by עִם 2 Kron 13,3 ׳אסר המּ i. e. begin the battle 1 Kong 20,14, compare 2 Kron 13,3 ׳וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ 1 Kong 20,29 and the battle was joined; ׳עָשָׂה מ make war Ord 20,8; Ord 24,6; 1 Kron 22,8, followed by אֵת with 1 Mos 14,2; Jos 11,18 (D), followed by עִם 5 Mos 20,12; 5 Mos 20,20; 1 Kron 5,10; 1 Kron 5,19 עִם ׳יָצָא לַמּ Dom 20,14; Dom 20,20; Dom 20,28, with עַל 1 Kong 8,44; 2 Kron 6,34 עִם ׳הָלַךְ לַמּ 2 Kong 8,28 עַם ׳נגשׁ לַמּ Dom 20,23, with בְּ 1 Sam 7,10; 2 Sam 10,3, absolute Jer 46,3; עִם ׳וַתְּהִי הַמּ 2 Sam 21,18; 2 Sam 21,19, with בֵּין 2 Sam 3,1, compare v2 Sam 3,6 +; ׳קִדַּשׁ מ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che) Mik 3,5; Jer 6,4 (both withעל), Joel 4,9 compare ׳הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וְהַמּ Dom 20,42 and the battle clung to them; ׳וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ Dom 22,35 and the battle rose (high) = 2 Kron 18,34 ׳וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ 1 Sam 4,2, read ׳וַתֵּט הַמּ (ᵐ5 We Klo Bu, compare Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); ׳נָפוֺצֶת הַמּ 2 Sam 18,8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read 1 Sam 14,24 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr; ׳תָּקוּם עָלַי מ Sl 27,3 if war rise against me; כָּבֵ֑דָה ׳הַמּ Dom 20,34 the battle was severe, compare אֶלשָֿׁאוּל ׳וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ 1 Sam 31,3 = 1 Kron 10,3 (על for אל); so חֲזָקָה ׳וַתְּהִי הַמּ 1 Sam 14,52, חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ ׳הַמּ 2 Kong 3,26 קָשָׁה ׳וַתְּהִי הַמּ 2 Sam 2,17: compare ׳כֹּבֶד מ Es 21,15, ׳עֱזוּז מ Es 42,25.