What does עִיר · מִלְחָמָה mean in the Bible?
עִיר · מִלְחָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )".
Hebrew · H5892, H4421
עִיר ... עֹשָׂה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה
A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · a battle (i.e. the engagement ); generally, war (i.e. war-fare )
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עִירH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
מִלְחָמָהH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement ); generally, war (i.e. war-fare )
Pronunciationmilĕḥāmāh
War as theological contest: Yahweh fights Israel's battles; victory belongs to the Lord, not human strength.
Open lexicon entry →What does עִיר ... עֹשָׂה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה (ir ... oseh immekha milchamah) mean in the Bible?
עִיר · מִלְחָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5892, H4421?
H5892, H4421 is connected to 1,414 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
Strong'sH5892, H4421
Lexical occurrences1,414 versesSource Gloss
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִיר ... עֹשָׂה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה is built from this root: