לָקַח

la.qach · to take: take

Hebrew · Strong's H3947 · Verb · Sounds like: law-kakh' · 966 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to take: take H3947G 771
  • to take: recieve H3947H · a Meaning of 77
  • to take: marry H3947I · a Meaning of 64
  • to take: bring H3947J · a Meaning of 49
  • to take: buy H3947K · a Meaning of 3
  • to take: fire H3947L · a Meaning of 2

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
לָקַח 965 vb. take
Qal
1. take, take in hand
2. take and carry along with oneself
3.
a. take from, or out of
b. take, carry away
c. take away from, so as to deprive of
d. esp. take away life
4. take to or for a person
5. take up, upon = put upon
6. = fetch
7. take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)
8. take = capture, seize
9. take = carry off
10. in phr. take vengeance
Niph.
1. be captured, of ark
2. be taken away, removed
3. be taken, brought unto
Pu.
1. be taken from, out of
2. = be stolen from
3. be taken captive
4. be taken away, removed
Hoph.
1. be taken, brought unto
2. be taken out of
3. be taken away from
Hithp. lit. fire taking hold of itself, of lightning

Every occurrence

  1. Isaiah 6:6 לָקַ֖ח la.Kach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

  2. Isaiah 8:1 קַח־ kach- · A command to you: simple action

    And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

  3. Isaiah 14:2 וּלְקָח֣וּם u.le.ka.Chum · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And the peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Jehovah for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

  4. Isaiah 23:16 קְחִ֥י ke.Chi · A command to you: simple action

    Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

  5. Isaiah 28:19 יִקַּ֣ח yi.Kach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    As often as it passeth though, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.

  6. Isaiah 36:17 וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י ve.la.kach.Ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

  7. Isaiah 37:14 וַיִּקַּ֨ח vai.yi.Kach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.

  8. Isaiah 39:7 יִקָּ֑חוּ yi.Ka.chu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  9. Isaiah 40:2 לָקְחָה֙ la.ke.Chah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins.

  10. Isaiah 44:14 וַיִּקַּ֤ח vai.yi.Kach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.

  11. Isaiah 44:15 וַיִּקַּ֤ח vai.yi.Kach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

  12. Isaiah 47:2 קְחִ֥י ke.Chi · A command to you: simple action

    Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.

  13. Isaiah 47:3 אֶקָּ֔ח 'e.Kach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.

  14. Isaiah 49:24 הֲיֻקַּ֥ח ha.yu.Kach · An action: being caused, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?

  15. Isaiah 49:25 יֻקָּ֔ח yu.Kach · An action: being caused, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

  16. Isaiah 51:22 לָקַ֛חְתִּי la.Kach.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more drink it again:

  17. Isaiah 52:5 לֻקַּ֥ח lu.Kach · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.

  18. Isaiah 53:8 לֻקָּ֔ח lu.Kach · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due?

  19. Isaiah 56:12 אֶקְחָה־ 'ek.chah- · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

  20. Isaiah 57:13 יִקַּח־ yi.kach- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain.

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