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Hebrew word study

לָחַםlâcham — to feed on

Pronounced “law-kham'”

to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)

Translated in the King James as: devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).

Appears 177 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 6×

Exodus 1:10 Exodus 14:14 Exodus 14:25 Exodus 17:8 Exodus 17:9 Exodus 17:10

Numbers — 4×

Numbers 21:1 Numbers 21:23 Numbers 21:26 Numbers 22:11

Deuteronomy — 8×

Deuteronomy 1:30 Deuteronomy 1:41 Deuteronomy 1:42 Deuteronomy 3:22 Deuteronomy 20:4 Deuteronomy 20:10 Deuteronomy 20:19 Deuteronomy 32:24

Joshua — 17×

Joshua 9:2 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 10:14 Joshua 10:25 Joshua 10:29 Joshua 10:31 Joshua 10:34 Joshua 10:36 Joshua 10:38 Joshua 10:42 Joshua 11:5 Joshua 19:47 Joshua 23:3 Joshua 23:10 Joshua 24:8 Joshua 24:9 Joshua 24:11

Judges — 31×

Judges 1:1 Judges 1:3 Judges 1:5 Judges 1:8 Judges 1:9 Judges 5:19 Judges 5:20 Judges 8:1 Judges 9:17 Judges 9:38 Judges 9:39 Judges 9:45 Judges 9:52 Judges 10:9 Judges 10:18 Judges 11:4 Judges 11:5 Judges 11:6 Judges 11:8 Judges 11:9 Judges 11:12 Judges 11:20 Judges 11:25 Judges 11:27 Judges 11:32+ 6 more in Judges

1 Samuel — 21×

1 Sam 4:9 1 Sam 4:10 1 Sam 8:20 1 Sam 12:9 1 Sam 13:5 1 Sam 14:47 1 Sam 15:18 1 Sam 17:9 1 Sam 17:10 1 Sam 17:19 1 Sam 17:32 1 Sam 17:33 1 Sam 18:17 1 Sam 19:8 1 Sam 23:1 1 Sam 23:5 1 Sam 25:28 1 Sam 28:1 1 Sam 28:15 1 Sam 29:8 1 Sam 31:1

2 Samuel — 9×

2 Sam 2:28 2 Sam 8:10 2 Sam 10:17 2 Sam 11:17 2 Sam 11:20 2 Sam 12:26 2 Sam 12:27 2 Sam 12:29 2 Sam 21:15

1 Kings — 9×

1 Ki 12:21 1 Ki 12:24 1 Ki 14:19 1 Ki 20:1 1 Ki 20:23 1 Ki 20:25 1 Ki 22:31 1 Ki 22:32 1 Ki 22:45

2 Kings — 12×

2 Ki 3:21 2 Ki 6:8 2 Ki 8:29 2 Ki 9:15 2 Ki 10:3 2 Ki 12:17 2 Ki 13:12 2 Ki 14:15 2 Ki 14:28 2 Ki 16:5 2 Ki 19:8 2 Ki 19:9

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 10:1 1 Chr 18:10 1 Chr 19:17

2 Chronicles — 15×

2 Chr 11:1 2 Chr 11:4 2 Chr 13:12 2 Chr 17:10 2 Chr 18:30 2 Chr 18:31 2 Chr 20:17 2 Chr 20:29 2 Chr 22:6 2 Chr 26:6 2 Chr 27:5 2 Chr 32:8 2 Chr 35:20 2 Chr 35:22+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 4:8 Nehemiah 4:14 Nehemiah 4:20

Psalms — 6×

Psalms 35:1 Psalms 56:1 Psalms 56:2 Psalms 109:3 Psalms 141:4+ 1 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 4×

Proverbs 4:17 Proverbs 9:5 Proverbs 23:1 Proverbs 23:6

Isaiah — 7×

Isaiah 7:1 Isaiah 19:2 Isaiah 20:1 Isaiah 30:32 Isaiah 37:8 Isaiah 37:9 Isaiah 63:10

Jeremiah — 16×

Jeremiah 1:19 Jeremiah 15:20 Jeremiah 21:2 Jeremiah 21:4 Jeremiah 21:5 Jeremiah 32:5 Jeremiah 32:24 Jeremiah 32:29 Jeremiah 33:5 Jeremiah 34:1 Jeremiah 34:7 Jeremiah 34:22 Jeremiah 37:8 Jeremiah 37:10 Jeremiah 41:12 Jeremiah 51:30

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 10:20 Daniel 11:11

Zechariah — 4×

Zech 10:5 Zech 14:3 Zech 14:14+ 1 more in Zechariah

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