מִלְחָמָה

מִלְחָמָהf. (b. h.; לָחַם II) war, contest. Sot.VIII, 1, a. fr. משוח מ׳ chaplain of the army (Deut. 20:2), v. מָשַׁח I. Ib. 7 מִלְחֶמֶת הרשות (Bab. ed. 44b, pl.) secular (political) warfare; מ׳ מצוה a war for religious causes; מ׳ חובהוכ׳ a war of duty. Ib. 44b מ׳ יהושעוכ׳ the war of conquest under Joshua, all agree, is a war of duty Meg.15b מִלְחַמְתָּהּ של תורה disputes about the Law; a. fr.Pl. מִלְחָמוֹת. Sot. l. c. מִלְחֲמוֹת בית דוד לרווחה the wars of the house of David for extending the dominion. M. Kat. 25b (in a eulogy) גזע … ועמו ספר מ׳ an offspring of worthies came up from Babylonia and with him came the book of wars (allegorically for knowledge of the Law; oth. interpret. R. Hamnuna who came with Rabbah). Snh.97a בשביעית מ׳ in the seventh Messianic year there will be wars; a. fr.