בַּ/מִּלְחָמָֽה
𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄
bamilechamah
in battle
from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Jeremiah 18:21 · Word #21
Lexicon H4421
| Lemma | מִלְחָמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | milchâmâh |
| Strong's | H4421 |
| In-context | in 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 H4421-01
in the fighting
| Root | לחם (l-ḥ-m) |
| Core Meanings | to fight, to wage war, to engage in combat |
| Semantic Range | battle, war, warfare, armed conflict, military campaign, combat engagement |
| Conceptual Significance | מִלְחָמָה often frames Israel’s historical and theological experience of conflict, portraying YHWH as a divine warrior who fights for His people and situating physical battles within a larger covenantal and spiritual struggle. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") + definite article ה (assimilated) + noun מִלְחָמָה, feminine singular absolute (Ncfsa). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִלְחָמָה derives from the root לחם, "to fight," and denotes a state or event of combat. The form is feminine singular absolute with the prefixed preposition ב and definite article ("in the"), yielding "in the fighting," which preserves the verbal, action-oriented force of the root while accurately reflecting the singular, definite form. |
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 |
H3898-01 |
behilachamo | in his battling |
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, |