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HebrewH3947Verb

לָקַח

la.qach

872Occurrences
H3947Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

לָקַח appears 872 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
131
Exodus
75
1 Samuel
71
Jeremiah
60
Numbers
60
2 Kings
59
Ezk
56
Leviticus
53

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 10:4BSB

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

2 Kings 4:41BSB

Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

Exodus 5:11BSB

Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it; but your workload will in no way be reduced.’”

Genesis 42:16BSB

Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

Joshua 13:8BSB

The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:

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