H3898Hebrewhillāḥēm

לָחַם

devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).

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Detailed Definition

  • 1to fight, do battle, make war
  • 2(qal) to fight, do battle
  • 3(niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
  • 4(qal) to eat, use as food

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lâcham; Pronunciation: law-kham'