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H3898
Hebrew
Original Word
לָחַםTransliteration
lâcham
Pronunciation
law-kham'
Definition
a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction); devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
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Vine's Expository Dictionary
Fight (To)
"to fight, do battle, engage in combat." This word is found in all periods of Hebrew, as well as in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs in the text of Hebrew …
War
"war; battle; skirmish; combat." This word has a cognate only in Ugaritic. Biblical Hebrew attests it 315 times and in all periods.This word means "wa…