Words the Bible translates as battle
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- polemosπόλεμοςwar: open armed conflict between opposing forces, and by extension a single battle or even fierce fighting among people.
- milḥamahמִלְחָמָהarmed conflict between opposing forces: the condition of being at war, or a specific battle
- strateuōστρατεύωto be a soldier on active duty: to serve in an army and keep up its campaign.
- nesheqנֶשֶׁקarms and weaponry taken collectively: the equipment of war, and by extension the armory that stores it or the battle waged with it
- qeravקְרָבbattle: the clash of armed fighting itself, whether between armies or aimed at a single person
- kidorכִּידוֹרbattlenot studied yet
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