לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה

𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄

lamilechamah

to battle

from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).

H4421

Daniel 11:25 · Word #12

Lexicon H4421

Lemmaמִלְחָמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄
Transliterationmilchâmâh
Strong'sH4421
In-contextto battle

Morphology HRd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4421-05

to the battle

Rootלחם (l-ḥ-m)
Core Meaningsto fight, to wage war, to engage in combat
Semantic Rangebattle, war, warfare, armed conflict, military campaign, engagement in combat
Conceptual Significanceמִלְחָמָה frames much of Israel’s historical narrative, describing both physical conflicts and divinely sanctioned wars. It often highlights YHWH as the true warrior who fights for Israel, underscoring themes of divine sovereignty, covenant faithfulness, and dependence upon God in times of conflict.
Morphological NotesPreposition ל with assimilated definite article ("to the") + noun common feminine singular absolute מִלְחָמָה. The dagesh in מ marks assimilation of the article. No pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe form לַמִּלְחָמָה consists of the preposition לַ ("to/for") with the definite article assimilated, attached to the feminine singular noun מִלְחָמָה ("battle, war") from the root לחם ("to fight"). "To the battle" preserves the singular feminine noun and the prefixed preposition, while keeping the concrete sense of engaging in combat inherent in the root.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לחם (to fight, to wage war, to engage in combat)

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 (319 occurrences of H4421)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:2 מִלְחָמָ֗ה milechamah war
Genesis 14:8 מִלְחָמָ֔ה milechamah battle
Exodus 1:10 מִלְחָמָה֙ milechamah war,