מִלְחָמָה
milhama (milḥāmâ)
/mil-khaw-MAW/
“war, battle, combat”
War, battle; sacred combat in which Yahweh fights for Israel against demonic pagan powers ('The LORD is a man of war', Exodus 15:3).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From לָחַם (H3898) to fight.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
warbattlefight
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מִלְחָמָה (war, battle, combat) -> G4171
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where מִלְחָמָה (milhama) carries significant theological or narrative weight.