מַלְקוֹחַ
mal.qo.ach
“prey”
Definition
transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)
from H3947 (לָקַח);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
מַלְקוֹחַ appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty,or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
Indeed, this is what the LORD says:“Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away,and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved;I will contend with those who contend with you,and I will save your children.
and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.
They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
“You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
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