Milchâmâh — H4421

H4421 · Hebrew — מלחמה

Pronunciation: mil-khaw-maw'

Definition

feminine noun

a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)

  1. battle, war

Usually translated as

war, battle, fight, fighting, warrior

Origin

from H3898 (in the sense of fighting)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Milchâmâh occurs 319 times in 308 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (5), Numbers (12), Deuteronomy (18), Joshua (18), Judges (18), 1 Samuel (29), 2 Samuel (29), 1 Kings (21), 2 Kings (10), 1 Chronicles (31), 2 Chronicles (29), Job (4), Psalms (10), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (3), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (14), Jeremiah (24), Ezekiel (7), Daniel (3), Hosea (4), Joel (3), Amos (1), Obadiah (1), Micah (3), Zechariah (5)

Strong's Lexicon — M