Exodus 1:10
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
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Fight
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Revelation 2:16
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
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16 occurrences in 16 verses.
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Exodus
33 verses
Deuteronomy
77 verses
Joshua
44 verses
Judges
1616 verses
1 Samuel
1313 verses
2 Samuel
11 verses
1 Kings
77 verses
2 Kings
33 verses
2 Chronicles
1110 verses
Nehemiah
33 verses
Psalms
43 verses
Isaiah
65 verses
Jeremiah
1313 verses
Daniel
22 verses
Zechariah
33 verses
John
11 verses
Acts
22 verses
1 Corinthians
11 verses
1 Timothy
21 verses
2 Timothy
11 verses
Hebrews
22 verses
James
11 verses
Revelation
11 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.
לָחַם
lâcham · law-kham'
86 times translated as this KJV form177 total Strong's occurrences
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Strong's KJV usage: devour, eat, × ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Exodus 1:10Strong's last: Zechariah 14:14
Open full H3898 profile →מִלְחָמָה
milchâmâh · mil-khaw-maw'
5 times translated as this KJV form315 total Strong's occurrences
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare)
Strong's KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 2:32Strong's last: Psalms 144:1
Open full H4421 profile →צָבָא
tsâbâʼ · tsaw-baw'
3 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
to mass (an army or servants)
Strong's KJV usage: assemble, fight, perform, muster, wait upon, war.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 29:7Strong's last: Isaiah 31:4
Open full H6633 profile →ἀγών
agṓn · ag-one'
2 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety
Strong's KJV usage: :--conflict, contention, fight, race.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Timothy 6:12Strong's last: 2 Timothy 4:7
Open full G73 profile →ἀγωνίζομαι
agōnízomai · ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee
2 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something)
Strong's KJV usage: :--fight, labor fervently, strive.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: John 18:36Strong's last: 1 Timothy 6:12
Open full G75 profile →ἄθλησις
áthlēsis · ath'-lay-sis
1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
a struggle (figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--fight.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Hebrews 10:32Strong's last: Hebrews 10:32
Open full G119 profile →μάχομαι
máchomai · makh'-om-ahee
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute
Strong's KJV usage: :--fight, strive.
Strong's first: James 4:2Strong's last: James 4:2
Open full G3164 profile →πολεμέω
poleméō · pol-em-eh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form7 total Strong's occurrences
to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--fight, (make) war.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Revelation 2:16Strong's last: Revelation 2:16
Open full G4170 profile →πόλεμος
pólemos · pol'-em-os
1 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
Strong's KJV usage: :--battle, fight, war.
Strong's first: Hebrews 11:34Strong's last: Hebrews 11:34
Open full G4171 profile →מַעֲרָכָה
maʻărâkâh · mah-ar-aw-kaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form20 total Strong's occurrences
an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array
Strong's KJV usage: army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 17:20Strong's last: 1 Samuel 17:20
Open full H4634 profile →צָבָה
tsâbâh · tsaw-baw'
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against
Strong's KJV usage: fight swell.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 29:7Strong's last: Isaiah 29:7
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H3898
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
H3898
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
H3898
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
H3898
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
H3898
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
H3898
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
H3898
And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
H3898
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
H3898
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
H3898
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
H3898
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
H3898
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
H3898
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
H3898
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
H3898
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
H4421
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
English meaning and historical usage.
Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.
fight
FIGHT, verb intransitive
1. To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms.
Come and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. Judges 11:6.
When two persons or parties contend in person, fight is usually followed by with. But when we speak of carrying on war, in any other form, we may say, to fight against.
Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side. 1 Samuel 14:1.
Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath.
2 Kings 12:1.
It is treason for a man to join an enemy to fight against his country.
To fight against, is to act in opposition; to oppose; to strive to conquer or resist.
The stars in their courses fought against Sisera. Judges 5:20.
2. To contend; to strive; to struggle to resist or check.
3. To act as a soldier.
FIGHT, verb transitive
1. To carry on contention; to maintain a struggle for victory over enemies.
I have fought a good fight 2 Timothy 4:7.
2. To contend with in battle; to war against. They fought the enemy in two pitched battles. The captain fought the frigate seven glasses. [Elliptical; with being understood.]
FIGHT, noun
1. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals, or between armies, ships or navies. A duel is called a single fight or combat.
2. Something to screen the combatants in ships.
Up with your fights and your nettings prepare.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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