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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Fight

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

107exact KJV occurrences 96Old Testament 11New Testament 23books containing the word 11mapped Strong's IDs 104occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

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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LAST OCCURRENCE

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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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where fight appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

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.

GreekG75
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.

Strong's first: John 18:36Strong's last: 1 Timothy 6:12

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GreekG119
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

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GreekG3164
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.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: James 4:2Strong's last: James 4:2

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HebrewH6638
צָבָה

tsâbâh · tsaw-baw'

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

v

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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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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107 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Exodus 1:10
H3898

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.

Exodus 14:14
H3898

The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Exodus 17:9
H3898

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Deuteronomy 1:30
H3898

The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

Deuteronomy 1:41
H3898

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

Deuteronomy 1:42
H3898

And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

Deuteronomy 2:32
H4421

Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

Deuteronomy 20:4
H3898

For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Deuteronomy 20:10
H3898

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

Joshua 9:2
H3898

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

Joshua 10:25
H3898

And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

Joshua 11:5
H3898

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

Joshua 19:47
H3898

And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

Judges 1:1
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?

Judges 1:3
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.

Judges 1:9
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.

Judges 8:1
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.

Judges 9:38
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.

Judges 10:9
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.

Judges 10:18
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.

Judges 11:6
H3898

And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Judges 11:8
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.

Judges 11:9
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?

Judges 11:12
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?

WEBSTER’S 1828

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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