Meanings
nounmilchemet chovah (plural milchamot chovah)
plural milchamot chovah
- JudaismA war fought out of necessity.
The war in Southeast Asia, far from being a milchemet chovah in the defense of South Vietnam, is a milchemet reshut against the entire civilian population of all Vietnam.
1995, Jeffrey S. Gurock, Marc Lee Raphael, An Inventory of Promises: Essays on American Jewish History : in Honor of Moses Rischin, Carlson Pub, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA war commanded by God.
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