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).
Jeremiah 39:4 · Word #9
Lexicon H4421
| Lemma | מִלְחָמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | milchâmâh |
| Strong's | H4421 |
| In-context | of 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 Notes | Noun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־). |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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, |