לַ/מִּלְחָמָֽה
𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄
lamilechamah
for battle
from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Numbers 32:20 · Word #13
Lexicon H4421
| Lemma | מִלְחָמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | milchâmâh |
| Strong's | H4421 |
| In-context | for 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
| Morphological Notes | Preposition 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 Rationale | The 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. |
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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, |