לָקַח laqach

Hebrew word for “to take” · Strong’s H3947 · used 966 times in 909 verses

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Meaning

: take; 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away;

Senses in the lexicon

• to take: take (771)
• to take: recieve (77)
• to take: marry (64)
• to take: bring (49)
• to take: buy (3)
• to take: fire (2)

How it is translated

Glosses given for laqach in context, with how often each is used:

• took 384
• will take 189
• take 136
• had taken 24
• have taken 15
• fetch 15
• taken 12
• has taken 11
• accept 9
• will accept 8
• get 7
• brought 6

Where it is used

Also in 20 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 29 (14), Genesis 24 (13), Leviticus 14 (12), Leviticus 8 (10), Genesis 34 (9), Genesis 27 (8), 1 Samuel 17 (8), Genesis 31 (7), Exodus 12 (7), Numbers 16 (7)

Forms

• ויקח 205
• לקח 71
• קח 66
• ויקחו 60
• יקח 47
• ולקחת 45
• ולקח 36
• ותקח 34
• תקח 34
• לקחת 31

Words used with it

Words that share verses with laqach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 116
• בַּת bat “daughter” 75
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 94
• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 77
• מִן־ min “from” 72
• שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 62
• אֵת et “with” 65
• שָׁם sham “there” 57
• אֶחָד echad “one” 57
• כֹּהֵן kohen “priest” 53
• שׂוּם sum “to set” 50
• ךָּ ka “you” 48

Key verses

The verses using laqach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou…
• Leviticus 10:1 — And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the…
• Deuteronomy 4:34 — Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand,…
• 2 Kings 15:29 — In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead,…
• Psalms 68:18 — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell…
• Jeremiah 2:30 — In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• Jeremiah 5:3 — O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive…
• Jeremiah 20:10 — For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he…
• Jeremiah 25:9 — Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against…
• Ezekiel 22:12 — In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast…
• Ezekiel 22:25 — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and…
• Hosea 14:2 — Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.