To fight
לָחַםStrong’s H3898lacham (la-cham)
Appears in 171 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Lacham is the Hebrew word usually translated “fight”, “fighting” and “fought”. It appears in 171 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.”
Meaning
- To fight, do battle, make war(Qal) to fight, do battle · (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
- (Qal) to eat, use as food
How it's translated
- to fight 21
- fighting 17
- and he fought 13
- and they fought 10
- to do battle 9
- to wage war 6
- they fought 6
- he waged war 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 28
- 1 Samuel 21
- Joshua 17
- Jeremiah 16
- 2 Chronicles 14
- 2 Kings 12
18 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:11In contextAnd the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
- Zechariah 10:5In contextAnd they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
- Zechariah 14:3In contextThen shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- Zechariah 14:14In contextAnd Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
- Exodus 1:10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
- Exodus 14:14The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
All 171 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
לָחַם lacham · to fight
1) to fight, do battle, make war 1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle 1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
לָחַם lacham · to feed on
(Qal) to eat, use as food
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fight” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FIGHT, verb intransitive
- To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms.“Come and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon” Judges 11:6“Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side” 1 Samuel 14:47“Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath” 2 Kings 12:17“The stars in their courses fought against Sisera” Judges 5:20
- To contend; to strive; to struggle to resist or check.
- To act as a soldier.
All definitions and other forms of “fight”
FIGHT, verb transitive
- To carry on contention; to maintain a struggle for victory over enemies.“I have fought a good fight” 2 Timothy 4:7
- To contend with in battle; to war against.
FIGHT, noun
- A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals, or between armies, ships or navies.
- Something to screen the combatants in ships.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.