וְ/נִלְחַ֥ם
𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌
venilecham
and fight
a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction); devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Daniel 11:11 · Word #5
Lexicon H3898
| Lemma | לָחַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | lâcham |
| Strong's | H3898 |
| In-context | and fight |
Morphology HC/VNq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3898-32
and he engaged in devouring-battle
| Root | לחם (l-ḥ-m) |
| Core Meanings | to feed, consume, devour; by extension to battle, wage war |
| Semantic Range | to eat, feed on, devour; to fight, engage in combat, wage war, struggle in battle |
| Conceptual Significance | This verb reflects the biblical conception of warfare as an act of consuming or devouring, portraying conflict as mutual destruction. It underscores the intensity and totality of battle in Israel’s historical and theological narratives. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ plus Nifal perfect (qatal) 3ms of לָחַם. The Nifal stem often expresses reciprocal or reflexive action—"to engage in battle." |
| Rendering Rationale | The root ל־ח־ם carries the concrete sense of consuming or devouring, which metaphorically extends to warfare as mutual destruction. The form is Nifal perfect 3rd masculine singular with prefixed conjunction, hence "and he engaged," reflecting a completed action by a masculine singular subject in a reflexive/reciprocal stem. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לחם (to feed, consume, devour; by extension to battle, wage war)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3899-01 |
balachem | in the bread |
H3899-02 |
balechem | in the bread |
H4421-01 |
bamilechamah | in the fighting |
Word Usage (177 occurrences of H3898)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 1:10 | וְ/נִלְחַם | venilecham | and fight |
| Exodus 14:14 | יִלָּחֵ֣ם | yilachem | will-fight |
| Exodus 14:25 | נִלְחָ֥ם | nilecham | fights |