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מִלְחָמָה (milhama)

מִלְחָמָה (milhama) (Hebrew Lexicon • H4421 • war, battle, combat): 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 ). It is closely linked with תְּשׁוּעָה (tesua) (Hebrew Lexicon • H8668 • deliverance, salvation, victory): deliverance, salvation, victory. Deliverance, military victory wrought by God, spiritual salvation from judgment ( Judges 15:18 , Psalm 51:14 ).

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Horse Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:28 , Jer 31:40 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Holon 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 48:21 (identified with Jahaz ).) Migdal-gad (~. Referenced in Josh 15:37 .) Holon 1 (~. Referenced in Josh 15:51 , Josh 21:15 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Siege of Lachish Relief — Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Corinthians 15:54 : "So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed..."; 1 Corinthians 15:55 : "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"; 1 Corinthians 15:57 : "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ .". Related canonical books and chapters: The First Book of the Maccabees 4 ( The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 4 (61 verses)), Deuteronomy 20 ( Deuteronomy • Chapter 20 (20 verses)), Judith 7 ( Judith • Chapter 7 (32 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

יָשַׁע
yasa (yāšaʿ) [yaw-SHAH]
H3467 Hebrew verb 205x
to save, deliver, liberate, give victory

To bring into wide open space, rescue from distress, deliver in battle; divine prerogative ('salvation belongs to the LORD', Psalm 3:8). Root of Yeshua/Jesus.

Derivation: Primitive root.
נֵצַח
nesah (nēṣaḥ) [NEH-tsakh]
H5331 Hebrew noun masculine 43x
perpetuity, endurance, victory

Eminence, endurance, everlastingness, perpetuity, truth; unwavering consistency of God ('The Glory of Israel will not lie', 1 Samuel 15:29).

Derivation: From נָצַח (H5329) to excel, lead.
יְשׁוּעָה
yesua (yǝšûʿâ) [yesh-oo-AW]
H3444 Hebrew noun feminine 78x
salvation, deliverance, victory

Salvation, rescue, triumph over enemies; celebrated in Song of Sea ('The LORD has become my salvation', Exodus 15:2) and Isaiah.

Derivation: From יָשַׁע (H3467).
צָבָא
saba (ṣāḇāʾ) [tsaw-VAW]
H6635 Hebrew noun masculine 486x
host, army, warfare (LORD of Hosts)

Host, organized military army, celestial hosts (stars and angels); paramount divine military title: YHWH Ṣǝḇāʾôt ('LORD of Hosts', 1 Samuel 1:3).

Derivation: From צָבָא (H6634) to wage war.
גִּבּוֹר
gibbor (gibbôr) [ghib-BORE]
H1368 Hebrew adjective / noun masculine 158x
mighty warrior, champion (El Gibbor)

Heroic warrior, champion; divine title of the Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 ('El Gibbôr', Mighty God) conquering the powers of darkness.

Derivation: From גָּבַר (H1396) to prevail, be strong.
Horse Gate
51% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:28 , Jer 31:40 (identified with Jerusalem ).

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 4 (61 verses)

And Gorgias took five thousand footmen, and a thousand chosen horse, and the army removed by night, that it might fall upon the army of the Jews and strike them suddenly: and the men of the citadel were his guides. And Judas heard thereof, and removed, he and the valiant men, tha... Mentions: Judas , Jacob/Israel , David , Jonathan , Saul , Emmaus , Azotus , Antioch 1 .

Deuteronomy 20
Connected via יָשַׁע (yasa) 48% Chapter
Deuteronomy • Chapter 20 (20 verses)

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt . And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Judith 7
43% Chapter
Judith • Chapter 7 (32 verses)

But the next day Holofernes gave command to all his army, and to all his people which were come to be his allies, that they should remove their camp toward Bethulia, and take beforehand the ascents of the hill country, and make war against the children of Israel . And every mighty... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Ammon , Asshur , Esau.

1 Samuel 17
Connected via מִלְחָמָה (milhama) 43% Chapter
1 Samuel • Chapter 17 (58 verses)

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Soco , which belongeth to Judah , and pitched between Soco and Azekah , in Ephes–dammim. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the ... Mentions: Judah , Saul , Jacob/Israel , David , Jesse , Soco, Azekah , Gath , Ekron , Shaaraim 1 .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 9 (73 verses)

And Demetrius heard that Nicanor was fallen with his forces in battle, and he sent Bacchides and Alcimus again into the land of Judah a second time, and the right wing of his army with them: and they went by the way that leads to Gilgal , and encamped against Mesaloth, which is i... Mentions: Judah , Judas , Jonathan , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Gilgal 1 , Jerusalem , Berea , Azotus , Jordan .

בָּשַׂר
basar (bāśar) [baw-SAR]
H1319 Hebrew verb 24x
to bring good news, herald tidings, proclaim

To announce good tidings, herald glad news of victory and redemption; theological root of New Testament euangelion / gospel ('How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings', Isaiah 52:7).

Derivation: Primitive root.
Dead Sea Scrolls — War Scroll (1QM) Column 1
IMAGE • manuscripts

The apocalyptic battle between the Sons of Light and Sons of Darkness in the end times.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Holon 2
38% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jahaz • 31.501°N, 35.921°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 48:21 (identified with Jahaz ).

Zechariah 8
38% Chapter
Zechariah • Chapter 8 (23 verses)

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion , and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem : and Jerusalem shall... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zion, Jerusalem.

Migdal-gad
38% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.667°N, 34.583°E

~. Referenced in Josh 15:37 .

Jeremiah 46
37% Chapter
Jeremiah • Chapter 46 (28 verses)

The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; Against Egypt , against the army of Pharaoh–neco king of Egypt , which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish , which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josia... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Josiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt, Euphrates , Carchemish , Babylon , Gilead .

Isaiah 31
36% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 31 (9 verses)

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel , neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will no... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Zion , Jerusalem .

Holon 1
36% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.583°N, 34.950°E

~. Referenced in Josh 15:51 , Josh 21:15 .

Psalms 76
36% Chapter
Psalms • Chapter 76 (12 verses)

In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel . In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion . There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Salem , Zion .

2 Samuel 23
35% Chapter
2 Samuel • Chapter 23 (39 verses)

Now these be the last words of David . David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob , and the sweet psalmist of Israel , said, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of Israel said, the Rock ... Mentions: David, Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Eleazar , Zeruiah , Adullam , Rephaim , Kabzeel , Moab , Abiezer .

דֶּבֶר
deber (deḇer) [DEH-ver]
H1698 Hebrew noun masculine 49x
pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague

Pestilence; part of prophetic triad of covenant curses (sword, famine, pestilence) sent to punish apostasy (Jeremiah 24:10).

Derivation: From דָּבַר (H1696) in sense of destruction.
Taylor Prism (Sennacherib's Annals) — Siege of Jerusalem
IMAGE • archaeology

Hexagonal baked clay prism in the British Museum recording Sennacherib's campaign against Hezekiah : 'I shut him up like a caged bird'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
1 Samuel 4
Connected via תְּרוּעָה (terua) 35% Chapter
1 Samuel • Chapter 4 (22 verses)

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel . Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek . And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before... Mentions: Samuel , Jacob/Israel, Eli , Phinehas , Benjamin , Aphek 2 , Shiloh .

Isaiah 22
35% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 22 (25 verses)

The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound... Mentions: Elam , Judah , David , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Kir , Jerusalem .

Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17

Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

1 Chronicles 12
34% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 12 (40 verses)

Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag , while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrow... Mentions: David , Saul , Kish , Benjamin , Joash , Ziklag , Azmaveth , Gedor 1 , Jordan , Hebron .

Numbers 21
Connected via מִלְחָמָה (milhama) 33% Chapter
Numbers • Chapter 21 (35 verses)

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel , and took some of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau ( Edom ), Moses , Moab , Ammon , Arad , Hormah , Edom, Egypt , Oboth .

Isaiah 2
Connected via מִלְחָמָה (milhama) 33% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem . And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. A... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion , Lebanon , Bashan , Tarshish .

Scripture Passages (12)

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ .

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

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