הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה

𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄

hamilechamah

of war

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

H4421

Jeremiah 39:4 · Word #9

Lexicon H4421

Lemmaמִלְחָמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄
Transliterationmilchâmâh
Strong'sH4421
In-contextof war

Morphology HTd/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 H4421-02

the warfare

Morphological NotesNoun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־).
Rendering RationaleThe noun מִלְחָמָה derives from the root לחם, "to fight, wage war." Rendering it as "the warfare" preserves the verbal sense of ongoing combat inherent in the root while accurately reflecting the feminine singular noun with the definite article ("the").

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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,