הַ/נִּלְחָ֥ם
𐤄/𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌
lâcham
the-fighting-one
To engage in battle or wage war; to fight in armed conflict, either as an individual or a group. In rarer contexts, the verb can connote struggle, contend, or engage in conflict of a non-military nature. The sense of 'feed on' or 'devour' is not attested in Biblical Hebrew for this root, and likely arises from confusion with similar roots.
Joshua 23:3 · Word #17
Lexicon H3898
| Lemma | לָחַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | lâcham |
| Strong's | H3898 |
| Definition | To engage in battle or wage war; to fight in armed conflict, either as an individual or a group. In rarer contexts, the verb can connote struggle, contend, or engage in conflict of a non-military nature. The sense of 'feed on' or 'devour' is not attested in Biblical Hebrew for this root, and likely arises from confusion with similar roots. |
Morphology HTd/VNrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the-fighting-one |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3898-03
the one who engages in battle
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem, active participle, masculine singular, absolute state, with definite article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal participle masculine singular denotes one who is engaged in battle, with a reflexive or middle sense (“engages himself in fighting”). The definite article is reflected by “the,” and the participial form is rendered as a verbal adjective. |
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