3859. laham
Berean Strong's Lexicon
laham: To fight, to do battle, to wage war

Original Word: לַהַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: laham
Pronunciation: lah-ham
Phonetic Spelling: (law-ham')
Definition: To fight, to do battle, to wage war
Meaning: to burn in, to rankle

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4170 (polemeo): To make war, to fight

- G4754 (strateuomai): To serve as a soldier, to engage in warfare

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to swallow greedily
NASB Translation
dainty morsels (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[לָהַם] verb swallow greedily (= Arabic ; DiLex, Ethiopic 25 compare Ethiopic ox, cow); — only

Hithpa`el Participle מִתְלַהֲמִים Proverbs 18:8 i.e. bits greedily swallowed, dainties, = Proverbs 26:22, simile of tale-bearer's words.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wound

A primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle -- wound.

Forms and Transliterations
כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים כמתלהמים kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm kemitlahaMim kəmiṯlahămîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Proverbs 18:8
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ
NAS: of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down
KJV: of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down
INT: the words of a talebearer dainty and they go

Proverbs 26:22
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ
NAS: of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down
KJV: of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down
INT: the words of a talebearer dainty and they go

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3859
2 Occurrences


kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm — 2 Occ.
















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