מלחמה

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Hebrew

Root
ל־ח־ם (l-kh-m)

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic مَلْحَمة (malḥama, bloody battle, war). While the ל־ח־ם (l-ḥ-m) root in Hebrew relates to “bread”, the Arabic ل ح م (l ḥ m) and the original Proto-Semitic *laḥm- are more closely associated with “meat”.

Noun

מִלְחָמָה (milkhamáf (plural indefinite מִלְחָמוֹת, singular construct מִלְחֶמֶת־, plural construct מִלְחֲמוֹת־)

  1. (countable, uncountable) war, battle
    • 6th century BCE, Book of Isaiah:
      לא ישא גוי אל גוי חרב ולא ילמדו עוד מלחמה
      Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.
    • 1870, Sefer Milkhama be-shalom:
      וכה ארכו ימי המלחמה בכל הארצות.
      And so the days of war continued in all the lands.
    • 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:
      למלחמה ברצח נשים ואלימות מגדרית יש פתרונות, חלקם קיימים ומתוקצבים - אבל הכסף לא עובר ונשים ממשיכות למות: יהודיות, מהגרות, ובעיקר נשים ערביות.
      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.

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Etymology

From Hebrew מִלְחָמָה (milkhamá).

Pronunciation

Noun

מלחמה (milkhomef, plural מלחמות (milkhomes)

  1. war

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