Strong's Hebrew · H3898
לָחַם
lâcham · law-kham'
devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Definition
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 177 times in Scripture
“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.””
“Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.”
“Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.””
“Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.”
“Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.””
“Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.”
“After this, the Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.”
“So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.””
“He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).