Man of War אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Oct 8, 2025 · 3m

We are in chapter fifteen of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה man of war. It is used 43 times in the Old Testament. We find our phrase used to describe men who make up an army or fighting soldiers. Numbers 31:28, 49 From the אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the Lord one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep…and said to Moses, “Your servants have counted the אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה men of war who are under our command, and there is not a man…