Strong's Hebrew · H3898
H3898 lâcham
לָחַם
law-kham'
to fight
Looking for Greek G3898 paraplēsíōs? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3898. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
lâcham appears 177 times in Scripture, including Exodus 1:10 and Deuteronomy 3:22. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
In the King James Version
devour, eat, × ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
