lacham: devour Original Word: לָחַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: lacham
Phonetic Spelling: (law-kham')
Short Definition: devour
I. [לָחַם]171 verb fight, do battle (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el; ואלתחם MI11.15.19 perhaps = order the battle, compare NöZMG xl. 1886, 721; Arabic  fit close together, so Late Hebrew לחם Pi`el, Syriac  Pa`el unite,  fit also threaten; GerberVerb. Denom. 59 thinks verb in Hebrew denominative from מִלְחָמָה battle-line, but dubious); — Qal (poetry) only Imperative masculine singular and Participle active — fight, do battle with, rare, only Psalms, apparently later usage: — לְחַם אֶתלֹֿחֲמָ֑י Psalm 35:1 do battle with those battling with me (dubious whether את is accusative sign compare preposition with, compare Ol; "" רִיבָה אֶתיְֿרִיבַי); לֹחֲמִים לִי Psalm 56:3 doing battle against me; לֹחֵם Psalm 56:2 as substantive fighter. Niph`al167 Perfect נִלְחַם Judges 9:17 +, וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֫ Judges 11:8; 1 Samuel 15:18, וְנִלְחַמְנוּ Deuteronomy 1:41 consecutive, etc.; Imperfect יִלָּהֵם Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 1:30; יִלָּ֫חֶם לָ֑נוּ Nehemiah 4:14, וַיִּלָּ֫חֶם Exodus 17:8 19t.; 3 feminine singular תִּלָּחֵם Zechariah 14:14; 3masculine plural תִּיִּלָּֽחֲמוּ Judges 1:5 13t.; suffix וַיִּלָּֽחֲמוּנִי Psalm 109:3; 2masculine plural תִּלָּֽחֲמוּ 1 Kings 22:31 4t.; תִּלָּֽחֲמוּן 1 Kings 12:24.; etc.; Imperative הִלָּחֵם Exodus 17:9; 1 Samuel 18:17; הִלָּ֫חֶם בּוֺ Judges 9:38; plural הִלָּֽחֲמוּ 2 Kings 10:3; Nehemiah 4:8; Infinitive absolute נִלְחֹם Judges 11:25; construct הִלָּחֵם Judges 1:9 35t.; הִלָּ֫חֶם בּוֺ etc., Numbers 22:11 6t.; suffix הִלָּחֲמוֺ 2 Kings 8:29 3t.; Participle נִלְחָם Exodus 14:24 10t.; plural נִלְחָמִים Joshua 10:25 10t. (but 1 Samuel 31:1 read rather נִלְחֲמוּ, so "" 1 Chronicles 10:1 We Klo Bu, compare Dr); — engage in battle (reciprocal), sometimes wage war (Joshua 10:5; Judges 11:5; 1 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 22:46; 2 Kings 6:8; 2 Kings 14:28 etc.), often with בְּ of enemy (60 t.) Exodus 1:10; Exodus 17:9,10; Numbers 21:23,26; Numbers 22:11 (all E), Judges 11:8,25; 1 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 8:10 + (49 t.); less often with בְּ of city attacked or besieged Judges 9:45; 1 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 12:26,27,29; Isaiah 20:1; Joshua 10:31 (D), 1 Kings 20:1; Nehemiah 4:2; of tower Judges 1:52; followed by בְּאַרְצִי Judges 11:12; also with עִם of enemy (26 t.): Judges 5:20; Judges 11:4,5,20; Joshua 11:5 (JE), 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Samuel 17:19, also 1 Samuel 17:32,33 (of single combat), Deuteronomy 20:4; Joshua 9:2 (both D), 2 Kings 13:12; 2 Kings 14:15; 2Chronicles 11:1; 17:10; 27:5; Daniel 10:20; Daniel 11:11 +; with עִם of city Joshua 10:29 (D), Joshua 19:47 (JE); c אֶתֿ = with, of enemy, Joshua 24:8 (E), 1 Samuel 17:9 (single combat), Jeremiah 21:5; 1 Kings 20:23; 2 Kings 19:9 = Isaiah 37:9; Jeremiah 37:10; also Judges 12:4; 2 Samuel 11:17; 2 Samuel 21:15; 1 Kings 22:31; 2 Kings 8:2; 2 Kings 9:15; Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 32:5; Jeremiah 33:5; 2Chronicles 18:30; 22:6, and with אוֺתָם (= אִתָּם) Joshua 10:25 (D), 1 Kings 20:25 (KöLgb. ii, 296); with עִל, against, of enemy only Jeremiah 21:2; elsewhere (16 t.) of city: Joshua 10:5 (JE), Isaiah 7:1; 2 Kings 12:18; 2 Kings 19:8 = Isaiah 37:8; especially D and Je: Deuteronomy 20:10,19; Joshua 10:34,36,38 (all D), Jeremiah 32:24,29; Jeremiah 34:1,7,8,22; with אֶלֿ of enemy Jeremiah 1:19; Jeremiah 15:20; with suffix וַיִּלָּֽחֲמוּנִי Psalm 109:3 and they have fought against me; with יָ֑חַד i.e. fight together = with (against) one another 1 Samuel 17:10; absolute with accusative of congnate meaning with verb מִלְחָמוֺת fight battles 1 Samuel 8:20; 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 25:28; 2Chronicles 32:8; absolute elsewhere Judges 5:19 (twice in verse); Judges 5:20; Deuteronomy 1:41; Zechariah 10:5 26t. + וַיָּסֻרוּ עָלָיו לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם 1 Kings 22:32; with עַל for, in behalf of, Judges 9:17; 2 Kings 10:3; Nehemiah 4:8; with לְ = id., Exodus 14:14 (J), Exodus 14:25 (J; + בְּ of enemy), Deuteronomy 1:30; Deuteronomy 3:22; Deuteronomy 20:4 (+ עִם of enemy, see above), Joshua 10:14,42; Joshua 23:3,10 (all D), Nehemiah 4:14 ׳יָכֹל לְהִלּ be able to fight, with את of enemy 1 Samuel 17:9, with בְּ of enemy Numbers 22:11, = be successful in fighting, prevail against; so with עַל of city Isaiah 7:1, and absolute 2 Kings 16:5 (after וַיָּצֻרוּ עָל besiege). II. [לָחַם] verb use as food, eat, poetic (so Thes Buhl, compare Frä30 GuidiDella Sede 33; this would explain different between לֶחֶם and  ; yet verb rare and chiefly late); — Qal Perfect3plural לָֽחֲמוּ Proverbs 4:17; Imperfect2masculine singular תִּלְחַם Proverbs 23:6, 1singular אֶלְחַם Psalm 141:4; Imperative masculine plural לַחֲמוּ Proverbs 9:5; Infinitive construct לְחוֺם Proverbs 23:1; Passive participle plural construct לְחֻמֵי Deuteronomy 32:24; eat (mostly Proverbs), absolute Proverbs 23:1; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb לֶחֶם Proverbs 4:17; Proverbs 23:6; followed by בְּלַחְמִי Proverbs 9:5; followed by בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶם Psalm 141:4 eat of their dainties; לְחֻמֵי רֶשֶׁף Deuteronomy 32:24 (poem) eaten up with the Fire-bolt, figurative of pestilence (Dr).
devour, eat, ever, fighting, overcome, prevail, make warring A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
ṯil·lā·ḥă·mū — 6 Occ.
ṯil·lā·ḥă·mūn — 1 Occ.
til·lā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·ḥu·mê — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·hil·lā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū — 15 Occ.
way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū·nî — 1 Occ.
way·yil·lā·ḥem — 20 Occ.
wə·hil·lā·ḥă·mū — 2 Occ.
wə·hil·lā·ḥem — 2 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·tā — 2 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·tî — 2 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥă·mū — 6 Occ.
wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh — 4 Occ.
yil·lā·ḥêm — 3 Occ.
bal·lā·ḥem — 1 Occ.
bal·le·ḥem — 5 Occ.
bə·laḥ·me·ḵā — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Hebrew 3898
177 Occurrences
bə·hil·lā·ḥă·mōw — 3 Occ.
’el·ḥam — 1 Occ.
han·nil·ḥām — 3 Occ.
han·nil·ḥā·mîm — 3 Occ.
hil·lā·ḥă·mōw — 1 Occ.
hil·lā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
lā·ḥă·mū — 2 Occ.
lə·ḥam — 1 Occ.
lə·hil·lā·ḥêm — 42 Occ.
lil·ḥō·wm — 1 Occ.
lō·ḥă·māy — 1 Occ.
lō·ḥă·mîm — 1 Occ.
lō·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
nil·ḥām — 23 Occ.
nil·ḥā·mîm — 8 Occ.
nil·ḥam·tî — 1 Occ.
nil·ḥā·mū — 7 Occ.
nil·ḥōm — 1 Occ.
nil·lā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
til·ḥam — 1 Occ.
ṯil·lā·ḥă·mū — 6 Occ.
ṯil·lā·ḥă·mūn — 1 Occ.
til·lā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·ḥu·mê — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·hil·lā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū — 15 Occ.
way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū·nî — 1 Occ.
way·yil·lā·ḥem — 20 Occ.
wə·hil·lā·ḥă·mū — 2 Occ.
wə·hil·lā·ḥem — 2 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam- — 5 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·tā — 2 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥam·tî — 2 Occ.
wə·nil·ḥă·mū — 6 Occ.
wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh — 4 Occ.
yil·lā·ḥêm — 3 Occ.
Exodus 1:10
BIB: עַל־ שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַם־ בָּ֖נוּ וְעָלָ֥ה
NAS: hate us, and fight against us and depart
KJV: also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [so] get them up
INT: and hate and fight and depart fromExodus 14:14
BIB: יְהוָ֖ה יִלָּחֵ֣ם לָכֶ֑ם וְאַתֶּ֖ם
NAS: The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent.
KJV: The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
INT: the LORD will fight you keep Exodus 14:25
BIB: כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נִלְחָ֥ם לָהֶ֖ם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם
NAS: for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians.
KJV: for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
INT: for the LORD is fighting Egyptian Exodus 17:8
BIB: וַיָּבֹ֖א עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עִם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
NAS: came and fought against
KJV: Amalek, and fought with Israel
INT: came Amalek and fought against Israel Exodus 17:9
BIB: אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְצֵ֖א הִלָּחֵ֣ם בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק מָחָ֗ר
NAS: for us and go out, fight against Amalek.
KJV: and go out, fight with Amalek:
INT: men and go fight Amalek Tomorrow Exodus 17:10
BIB: לוֹ֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙
NAS: told him, and fought against Amalek;
KJV: had said to him, and fought with Amalek:
INT: told Moses and fought Amalek and Moses Numbers 21:1
BIB: דֶּ֖רֶךְ הָאֲתָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ ׀
NAS: of Atharim, then he fought against Israel
KJV: of the spies; then he fought against Israel,
INT: the way of Atharim fought Israel and took Numbers 21:23
BIB: וַיָּבֹ֖א יָ֑הְצָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
KJV: to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
INT: and came to Jahaz and fought Israel Numbers 21:26
BIB: הִ֑וא וְה֣וּא נִלְחַ֗ם בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ מוֹאָב֙
NAS: who had fought against the former
KJV: of the Amorites, who had fought against the former
INT: who who had fought king of Moab Numbers 22:11
BIB: אוּלַ֥י אוּכַ֛ל לְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּ֖וֹ וְגֵרַשְׁתִּֽיו׃
NAS: I may be able to fight against them and drive
KJV: me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
INT: perhaps may be able to fight and drive Deuteronomy 1:30
BIB: לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם ה֖וּא יִלָּחֵ֣ם לָכֶ֑ם כְּ֠כֹל
NAS: you will Himself fight on your behalf, just
KJV: before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did
INT: before will Himself fight as he Deuteronomy 1:41
BIB: אֲנַ֤חְנוּ נַעֲלֶה֙ וְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: we will indeed go up and fight, just
KJV: we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD
INT: we go and fight all manner after Deuteronomy 1:42
BIB: תַֽעֲלוּ֙ וְלֹא־ תִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ כִּ֥י אֵינֶ֖נִּי
NAS: up nor fight, for I am not among
KJV: unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I [am] not among
INT: go otherwise fight for for Deuteronomy 3:22
BIB: אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֖וּא הַנִּלְחָ֥ם לָכֶֽם׃ ס
NAS: your God is the one fighting for you.'
KJV: your God he shall fight for you.
INT: your God he fighting Deuteronomy 20:4
BIB: הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּכֶ֑ם לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם עִם־
NAS: is the one who goes with you, to fight for you against
KJV: [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies,
INT: goes against to fight against your enemies Deuteronomy 20:10
BIB: אֶל־ עִ֔יר לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עָלֶ֑יהָ וְקָרָ֥אתָ
NAS: a city to fight against
KJV: unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim
INT: about A city to fight against shall offer Deuteronomy 20:19
BIB: יָמִ֨ים רַבִּ֜ים לְֽהִלָּחֵ֧ם עָלֶ֣יהָ לְתָפְשָׂ֗הּ
NAS: time, to make war against
KJV: time, in making war against it to take
INT: time A long to make against to capture Deuteronomy 32:24
BIB: מְזֵ֥י רָעָ֛ב וּלְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְקֶ֣טֶב
NAS: by famine, and consumed by plague
KJV: with hunger, and devoured with burning heat,
INT: wasted famine and consumed plague destruction Joshua 9:2
BIB: וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עִם־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
NAS: accord to fight with Joshua
KJV: themselves together, to fight with Joshua
INT: gathered together to fight with Joshua Joshua 10:5
BIB: עַל־ גִּבְע֔וֹן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: by Gibeon and fought against
KJV: before Gibeon, and made war against it.
INT: against Gibeon and fought against Joshua 10:14
BIB: כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נִלְחָ֖ם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
NAS: for the LORD fought for Israel.
KJV: for the LORD fought for Israel.
INT: for the LORD fought Israel Joshua 10:25
BIB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם נִלְחָמִ֥ים אוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: your enemies with whom you fight.
KJV: to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
INT: whom you fight Joshua 10:29
BIB: מִמַּקֵּדָ֖ה לִבְנָ֑ה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עִם־ לִבְנָֽה׃
NAS: to Libnah, and fought against
KJV: with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
INT: Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah Joshua 10:31
BIB: וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בָּֽהּ׃
NAS: and they camped by it and fought against it.
KJV: and encamped against it, and fought against it:
INT: camped and and fought Joshua 10:34
BIB: וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: and they camped by it and fought against
KJV: with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
INT: camped against and fought against 177 Occurrences
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