"מלחמה" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /milħaːˈmaː/ [Biblical-Hebrew], [milħɔːˈmɔː] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /milχaˈma/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: מִלְחָמָה [canonical], milkhamá [romanization], מִלְחָמוֹת [indefinite, plural], מִלְחֶמֶת־ [construct, singular], מִלְחֲמוֹת־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Cognate to Arabic مَلْحَمة (malḥama, “bloody battle, war”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ar|مَلْحَمة||bloody battle, war}} Arabic مَلْحَمة (malḥama, “bloody battle, war”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=מִלְחֶמֶת|g=f|pat=מִקְטָלָה|pl=מִלְחָמוֹת|plcons=מִלְחֲמוֹת|tr=milkhamá|wv=מִלְחָמָה}} מִלְחָמָה • (milkhamá) f (plural indefinite מִלְחָמוֹת, singular construct מִלְחֶמֶת־, plural construct מִלְחֲמוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָלָה]
  1. (countable, uncountable) war, battle Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה (ki vətaḥbulót ta'asé ləchá milḥamá), מִלְחֶמֶת אֶזְרָחִים (milkhémet ezrakhím), מַצַּב מִלְחָמָה (matsáv milkhamá), פּוֹשֵׁעַ מִלְחָמָה (poshé'a milkhamá), פֶּשַׁע מִלְחָמָה (pésha' milkhamá) Related terms: לוֹחֵם (lokhém), נִלְחַם (nilkhám)
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          "roman": "ki vətaḥbulót ta'asé ləchá milḥamá",
          "word": "כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה"
        },
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          "word": "מִלְחֶמֶת אֶזְרָחִים"
        },
        {
          "roman": "matsáv milkhamá",
          "word": "מַצַּב מִלְחָמָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "poshé'a milkhamá",
          "word": "פּוֹשֵׁעַ מִלְחָמָה"
        },
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          "roman": "pésha' milkhamá",
          "word": "פֶּשַׁע מִלְחָמָה"
        }
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            [
              67,
              70
            ]
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              36,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.",
          "ref": "6th century BCE, Book of Isaiah:",
          "text": "לא ישא גוי אל גוי חרב ולא ילמדו עוד מלחמה",
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          "english": "And so the days of war continued in all the lands.",
          "ref": "1870, Sefer Milkhama be-shalom:",
          "text": "וכה ארכו ימי המלחמה בכל הארצות.",
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              27,
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          "english": "There are solutions to the war against the murder of women and gender violence, some of which exist and are budgeted - but the money does not pass and women continue to die: Jewish women, migrant women, and especially Arab women.",
          "ref": "2019 April 9, Samah Salaime, “מי תהיה הנרצחת הבאה? הרולטה של 2019 התחילה להסתובב [Who will be the next murder victim? The 2019 roulette begins to spin.]”, in HaMakom HaKi Kham b'Geyhinom:",
          "text": "למלחמה ברצח נשים ואלימות מגדרית יש פתרונות, חלקם קיימים ומתוקצבים ־ אבל הכסף לא עובר ונשים ממשיכות למות: יהודיות, מהגרות, ובעיקר נשים ערביות.",
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          "word": "לוֹחֵם"
        },
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          "word": "נִלְחַם"
        }
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      "ipa": "/milχaˈma/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מלחמה"
}
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      "roman": "ki vətaḥbulót ta'asé ləchá milḥamá",
      "word": "כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה"
    },
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      "roman": "milkhémet ezrakhím",
      "word": "מִלְחֶמֶת אֶזְרָחִים"
    },
    {
      "roman": "matsáv milkhamá",
      "word": "מַצַּב מִלְחָמָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "poshé'a milkhamá",
      "word": "פּוֹשֵׁעַ מִלְחָמָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pésha' milkhamá",
      "word": "פֶּשַׁע מִלְחָמָה"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate to Arabic مَلْحَمة (malḥama, “bloody battle, war”).",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "milkhamá",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "מִלְחֶמֶת־",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִלְחֲמוֹת־",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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      "roman": "lokhém",
      "word": "לוֹחֵם"
    },
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      "roman": "nilkhám",
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              41
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          "english": "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.",
          "ref": "6th century BCE, Book of Isaiah:",
          "text": "לא ישא גוי אל גוי חרב ולא ילמדו עוד מלחמה",
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          "english": "And so the days of war continued in all the lands.",
          "ref": "1870, Sefer Milkhama be-shalom:",
          "text": "וכה ארכו ימי המלחמה בכל הארצות.",
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              27,
              30
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              1,
              6
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          "english": "There are solutions to the war against the murder of women and gender violence, some of which exist and are budgeted - but the money does not pass and women continue to die: Jewish women, migrant women, and especially Arab women.",
          "ref": "2019 April 9, Samah Salaime, “מי תהיה הנרצחת הבאה? הרולטה של 2019 התחילה להסתובב [Who will be the next murder victim? The 2019 roulette begins to spin.]”, in HaMakom HaKi Kham b'Geyhinom:",
          "text": "למלחמה ברצח נשים ואלימות מגדרית יש פתרונות, חלקם קיימים ומתוקצבים ־ אבל הכסף לא עובר ונשים ממשיכות למות: יהודיות, מהגרות, ובעיקר נשים ערביות.",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/milħaːˈmaː/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[milħɔːˈmɔː]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/milχaˈma/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "מלחמה"
}

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