Strong's Definition
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
TWOT Reference: 1104,1105
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to fight, do battle, make war
1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle
1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
2) (Qal) to eat, use as food
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לָחַם
lâcham
BDB Definition:
1) to fight, do battle, make war
1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle
1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war
2) (Qal) to eat, use as food
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1104, 1105
Total KJV Occurrences: 176