qe.rav denotes battle in clauses about entering, preparing for, or facing a day of conflict.

The attested clauses consistently place the noun in settings of armed conflict: going into battle, weapons and training for it, a day of battle, and fighting against nations. The supplied translation does not transparently isolate its contribution in every occurrence, but the clearer contexts support a single battle-related use.

1. Battle as a setting or occasion of conflict · dominant

   The singular noun occurs where an army is to go into conflict in 2 Samuel 17:11, where wisdom is compared with weapons in Ecclesiastes 9:18, and where a time of trouble is called a day of battle and war in Job 38:23. In Psalm 144:1 the APB renders hands and fingers trained "for battle"; Psalm 78:9 places Ephraim's bow-handlers in the day of battle, and Zechariah 14:3 describes the LORD fighting against nations as on a day of battle.

   2 Samuel 17:11Ecclesiastes 9:18Job 38:23Psalm 144:1Psalm 78:9Zechariah 14:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In the clearer clauses, the APB repeatedly uses "battle," including "weapons of battle," "day of battle," and training "for battle." Its contribution is not transparently isolated in Psalm 55:19, Psalm 55:22, or Psalm 68:31.