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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3859. לָהַם (laham) -- To fight, to do battle, to wage war</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3859.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/proverbs/18-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3859.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3859</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3858b.htm" title="3858b">◄</a> 3859. laham <a href="../hebrew/3860.htm" title="3860">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">laham: To fight, to do battle, to wage war</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">לָהַם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>laham<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lah-ham<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(law-ham')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To fight, to do battle, to wage war<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to burn in, to rankle<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G4170 (polemeo):</b> To make war, to fight<p> - <b>G4754 (strateuomai):</b> To serve as a soldier, to engage in warfare<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "laham" primarily means to engage in combat or warfare. It is used in the context of physical battles between nations or groups, as well as metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral struggles. The term conveys the idea of active engagement in conflict, whether literal or figurative.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, warfare was a common aspect of life, with nations frequently engaging in battles for territory, resources, or dominance. The Israelites, like their neighbors, often found themselves in military conflicts. The concept of divine involvement in battles is a recurring theme in the Hebrew Bible, where God is depicted as a warrior fighting on behalf of His people. This reflects the belief in divine justice and protection.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to swallow greedily<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dainty morsels (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">לָהַם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>swallow greedily</b></font> (= Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb052909.gif">; Di<sup>Lex, Ethiopic 25</sup> compare Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb052910.gif"> <em>ox, cow</em>); — only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpa`el</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מִתְלַהֲמִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18-8.htm">Proverbs 18:8</a> i.e. <em>bits greedily</em> <em>swallowed, dainties</em>, = <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26-22.htm">Proverbs 26:22</a>, simile of tale-bearer's words. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>wound <p>A primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle -- wound. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים כמתלהמים kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm kemitlahaMim kəmiṯlahămîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/18-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 18:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן <b> כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים </b> וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of a whisperer <span class="itali">are like dainty morsels,</span> And they go down<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of a talebearer <span class="itali">[are] as wounds,</span> and they go down<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the words of a talebearer <span class="itali">dainty</span> and they go<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/26-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 26:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן <b> כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים </b> וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of a whisperer <span class="itali">are like dainty morsels,</span> And they go down<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of a talebearer <span class="itali">[are] as wounds,</span> and they go down<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the words of a talebearer <span class="itali">dainty</span> and they go<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3859.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3859.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3859<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kemitlahamim_3859.htm">kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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