לָחֶם

lachem · war, battle

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3901 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

lachem (לָחֶם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “war, battle”.

A rare poetic word, of the same family as "fight."

How to say it

la·chem

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Judges 5:8

    Israel chose new gods; then there was war in the gates. Was a shield seen, or a spear, among forty thousand in Israel?