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Strong's #3947 - לָקַח
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- to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
- (Qal)
- to take, take in the hand
- to take and carry along
- to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
- to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
- to take up or upon, put upon
- to fetch
- to take, lead, conduct
- to take, capture, seize
- to take, carry off to take (vengeance)
- (Niphal)
- to be captured
- to be taken away, be removed
- to be taken, brought unto
- (Pual)
- to be taken from or out of
- to be stolen from
- to be taken captive
- to be taken away, be removed
- (Hophal)
- to be taken unto, be brought unto
- to be taken out of
- to be taken away
- (Hithpael)
- to take hold of oneself
- to flash about (of lightning)
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2319) hql (לקהה LQHh) AC: Take CO: Tong AB: ?: [from: ql- gathering]
V) hql (לקהה LQHh) - Take: [A generic verb with a wide application meaning to take] KJV (965): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Hophal, Pual) take, receive, fetch, bring, get, carry, marry, buy - Strongs: H3947 (לָקַח)
Nm) hql (לקהה LQHh) - Learning: In the sense of being received. KJV (9): doctrine, learning speech - Strongs: H3948 (לֶקַח)
am) hqlm (מלקהה MLQHh) - Tong: A tool for taking coals out of the fire. KJV (6): tong, snuffer - Strongs: H4457 (מַלְקָח)
acm) hfqlm (מלקוהה MLQWHh) - I. Jaw:As tongs for taking food. II. Prey:What is taken. KJV (8): prey, booty, jaw - Strongs: H4455 (מַלְקוֹחַיִם)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect ׳ל Genesis 2:22 +, לָקָח֑ Genesis 27:36 + (קָח Ezekiel 17:5 is textual error; omitted by ᵐ5ᵑ6 Co, compare Ges§ 19, 3. a); suffix לְקָחַנִי Genesis 24:7, לְקָחָם Jeremiah 27:20 (for קָחָם Hosea 11:3 read probably אֶקָּחֵםᵐ5 ᵑ7 Ew St Sta§ 384,4 Now Che Or We); 2 masculine singular לָקַחְתָּ Genesis 20:3 +, etc.; Imperfect יִקַּח Exodus 21:10 +, וַיִּקַּח ( Numbers 16:1 read וַיָּקָם Bö We Di Dr 2 Samuel 18:18; 1 Samuel 30:20 read וַיִּקְחוּ We Dr Kit Bu); suffix יִקָּחֵנִי 2 Samuel 22:27 +; יִקָּחֲךָ Job 15:12; 3 feminine singular תִּקַּח Genesis 38:23 +; 1 singular אֶקַּח Genesis 14:23 +, וָאֶקְחָה Zechariah 11:13; 1 plural נִקַּח Genesis 34:6 +, נִקְחָה 1 Samuel 4:3 +; וַנִּקַּח Deuteronomy 3:8; Deuteronomy 29:7; Imperative לְקַח Exodus 29:1; Proverbs 20:16 + Ezekiel 37:16 (Co וְלָקַחְתָּ֫, after ᵐ5); feminine singular לִקְחִי 1 Kings 17:11; usually קַח Genesis 6:21 +, קְחָה Genesis 15:9, suffix 3 masculine singular, קָחֶנּוּ 1 Samuel 16:11 2t.; suffix 3 feminine singular קָחֶנָּה Jeremiah 36:14; suffix 3 masculine plural קָחֶםנָֿא Genesis 48:9 (compare Kö i. 330 Ges§ 61, 2); feminine singular קְחִי Isaiah 23:16 3t.; masculine plural קְחוּ Genesis 42:33 +, suffix 3 masculine singular קָחֻהוּ 1 Kings 20:33; Infinitive absolute לָקוֺחַ Jeremiah 32:14 2t., לָקֹחַ Deuteronomy 31:26; construct קַחַת Jeremiah 5:3 +; קְחַתֿ 2 Kings 12:9 (Kö i. 318); usually with preposition לָקַ֫חַת Genesis 4:11 +, מִקַּ֫חַת 1 Kings 22:3 +, etc.; suffix קַחְתִּי Ezekiel 24:25, קַחְתֵּךְ Genesis 30:15 +, etc.; Participle active לֹקֵחַ Genesis 27:46 +, etc.; passive plural לְקֻחִים Proverbs 24:11; —
1 take, take in the hand, followed by accusative of thing, Exodus 7:15 (J), Exodus 17:5 (E), Numbers 25:7 (P), 2 Kings 4:29 (all with בְּיַד) 2 Samuel 18:14 (with בְּכַף), compare Genesis 8:9 (J), Exodus 4:17; Exodus 12:22 (JE), Deuteronomy 15:17 + often; Genesis 40:11 (E; of plucking grapes. 2 Samuel 4:6 read סֹקְלָה for לֹקְחֵי, see חִטָּה, p. 334above, and סקל). This easily passes into
2 take and carry along with oneself, כֶּסֶף קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם Genesis 43:12 (J), Joshua 9:11 (JE), 1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 5:5; 2 Kings 8:8,9; 2 Kings 9:1 all Proverbs 7:20 (all with בְּיַד); Genesis 43:15; Joshua 9:4 (both J E), +.
3. a. take from, or out of, followed by active of thing or person, + מִן local: Genesis 2:22 (rib from man), Genesis 3:22 (man from ground; both J); Deuteronomy 19:12; 1 Samuel 17:49; 1 Kings 17:19 +; וַיִּקַּ ח אֶתהַֿחֶרֶב מֵעַליֶרֶךְ יִמִינוֺ Judges 3:21 (i.e. drew it); with ב instrumental בְּמֶלְקָחַיִםמֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳ל Isaiah 6:6; followed by מִן partitive 2 Samuel 12:4.
b. take, carry away: Ezekiel 3:14 sprit lifited me up and carried me away; figurativeof passion carrying one away Job 15:12.
c. take away from, so as to deprive of, followed by accusative Genesis 42:36 (E); followed by accusative+ מִן, Genesis 44:29 (מֵעִם; J), 1 Kings 11:34; Psalm 51:13; לֹקֵחַ אֶתֿ׳י אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Kings 2:3 ׳י is about to take away thy lord from over thy head, Song of Solomon 2Kings 2:5; compare absolute אֵינֶנּוּאֹתוֺ אלהים ׳כִּילֿ Genesis 5:24 (P); more often without מִן, Genesis 27:36 (twice in verse); Genesis 30:15 (twice in verse); Genesis 31:1 (all J), Judges 11:13,15; Judges 15:6; Judges 18:24; 1 Samuel 12:3 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 12:4; 1 Kings 11:34; Job 12:20; absolute Job 1:21; אֶתֶּןלְֿךָ מֶלֶךְ בְּאַמִּי וְאֶקַּח בְּעֶבְרָתִי Hosea 13:11; of the sword, taking away its victims Ezekiel 33:4,6; figurative of taking away understanding Hosea 4:11. d. especially take away life 1 Kings 19:10,14; Psalm 31:14; Proverbs 1:19; Jonah 4:3. 4 take to or for a person: a. for oneself, followed by accusative + לְ, = appropriate to oneself Deuteronomy 7:25; Numbers 8:16 (P), Deuteronomy 22:7; 2 Kings 12:6; with לְ as dativus commodi [dative of benefit], Zechariah 11:7; אֶתשְֿׁנֵי יְלָדַי לוֺ לַעֲבָדִים׳ל 2 Kings 4:1 to take my two sons for himself for slaves; so (without לְ reflexive), תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֺלָם Job 40:28 wilt thou take him as slave for ever? b. = procure, get, followed by accusative + לְ, קְחוּ לָכֶם תֶּבֶן Exodus 5:11 (J) get you straw; לֹקֵחַ לוֺ קָלוֺן Proverbs 9:7 getteth to himself shame; so often, especially קַח לְךָ, etc., Genesis 6:21; Genesis 12:19; Genesis 16:21; Genesis 45:19 +; without לְ, Nehemiah 5:2 let us procure corn, and eat and live; of acquiring a field Proverbs 31:16. c. take possession of, followed by accusative, of land Deuteronomy 29:7; Joshua 11:16,23 (all D), 2 Chronicles 16:5; compare מְּקֻדָּתוֺ יִקַּח אַחֵר Psalm 109:8 his office let another take; figurative הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יִקָּחֵהוּ אֹפֶל Job 3:6 that night — let darkness take possession of it! d. = select, choose, ׳י׳וְאֶתְכֶם ל Deuteronomy 4:20, compare Deuteronomy 4:34 ( + לוֺ), 1 Kings 11:37; of men Deuteronomy 1:15; Joshua 3:12 (J E; + לָכֶם); + מִן Deuteronomy 1:23; Joshua 4:2 (JE). e. especially take in marriage: (I) for another, especially a Song of Solomon , with לְ, וְלָקַחְתָּ֫ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי, Genesis 24:4 and thou shalt take a wifefor my son, so Genesis 24:7; Genesis 24:38; Genesis 24:40; Genesis 24:48 (all J), Genesis 21:21 (E), Jeremiah 29:6b; (2) more often for oneself, usually with לְ reflexive (sometimes + לְאִשָּׁה), Genesis 4:19; Genesis 6:2; Genesis 11:29; Genesis 12:19 (all J), + often; without לְ Genesis 20:2,3(E), etc. f. = receive, accept, especially a bribe, gift, ransom, etc., 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12: 1 Samuel 12:4 (both followed by מִן), Amos 5:12; 2 Kings 5:15,16,20,23,26 (twice in verse); Psalm 15:5; interest-money Ezekiel 18:13,17; Ezekiel 22:12; inheritance Joshua 13:8; Joshua 18:7(both D), Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse); Numbers 34:15 (P); of earth, receiving Abel's blood Genesis 4:11(J); chastisement Isaiah 40:2; of perceiving a sound, Job 4:11 mine ear received a whisper of it; receive mentally: וְלָקַחבְּעָלָיו Exodus 22:10 (E) i.e. shall accept the oath as satisfactory; בָּרֵךְ לָקַחְתִּי Numbers 23:20 (JE), i.e. I have received (commandment by revelation) to bless; receive instruction Proverbs 24:32; Jeremiah 2:30 +; entanglements of temptation Proverbs 22:25. g. take, as preliminary to further action: Genesis 31:34(E), she took them and put them; Judges 3:25 take key and open; Joshua 2:4 she took the two men and hid them; 1 Kings 18:4 Obadiah took100prophets and hid them; 1 Kings 19:21 Elisha took the yoke of oxen and slew them, compare 2 Samuel 17:19; 2 Samuel 18:18; sometimes wholly redundant, קְחוּ וַעֲשׂוּ עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה 1 Samuel 6:7 take and prepare a new cart, etc.; somewhat different is הַלֹּקְחִים לְשׁוֺנָם וַיִּנְאֲמוּ נְאֻם Jeremiah 23:31, i.e. they take (= make use of) their own tongues, and talk oracles. 5 take up, upon = put upon, followed by ׃עַלוַתִּקַּת תָּמָר אֵפֶר עַלרֿאֹשָׁהּ 2 Samuel 13:19 and Tamar put ashes upon her head; וַיִּקָּחֶהָ עַלהַֿחֲמוֺר Judges 19:28; compare יִפְרשֹׁ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ Deuteronomy 32:11 he spreadeth his wings, he taketh him up. 6 = fetch: קְחִינָֿאלִי מְעַטמַֿיִם 1 Kings 17:10 fetch me, pray, a little water, compare 1 Kings 17:11; 1 Kings 17:11,2Kings 2:20; 2 Kings 4:41; וְקַחלִֿי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵיעִוִּים Genesis 27:9 and fetch me thence two kids, compare Genesis 27:13 (J); + בְּיָדִי 1 Samuel 21:9; an offering Leviticus 12:8 (P; "" הֵבִיא Leviticus 12:6); with human object often nearly = summon, לָקֹבאֹיְבַי לְקַחְתִּיךָ Numbers 33:11 (JE) to curse mine enemies did I summon thee, Judges 11:5; 1 Samuel 16:11; שְׁלַח וְקַחאֹתוֺ אֵלַי 1 Samuel 20:31 send and bring him unto me; 2 Kings 3:15; 2 Kings 6:13 +; of ׳י, summoning his people from exile, מִשָּׁם יְקָּחֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 30:4. 7 take=lead, conduct (with or without contact): וַיִּקַּח אֶתשְֿׁנֵיבָנָיו עִמּוֺ Genesis 48:1; גַּם בְּקַרְכֶם קְחוּ Exodus 12:32 (both E); וְאֶתעַֿמּוֺ לָקַח עִמּוֺ Exodus 14:6 (J) and his people he took with him; compare Exodus 14:7 (J), Joshua 8:1 (JE), Judges 4:6; אֶקָּֽחֲךָ אֶלמָֿקוֺם אַחֵר Numbers 23:27 I will take thee unto another place, compare Numbers 23:14; Numbers 23:28 (all J E); ׳י subject, וָאֶקַּחאֶתאֲֿבִיכֶם Joshua 24:3 (E) and I took your father Abraham from beyond the river; לַמָּוֶת הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים rescue those led to death. 8 take = capture, seize: לָקַחְתִּי בְחָזְקָה 1 Samuel 2:16 I will take by force, that Isaiah , flesh; of spoils, ׳בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף לֹא ל Judges 5:19 gain of silver they took not; of capture of ark 1 Samuel 5:1; bronze 2 Samuel 8:3, etc.; territory Genesis 48:22 (E), Deuteronomy 3:14; cities Numbers 21:25 (JE),. Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 11:19 (D), 1 Samuel 7:14; 2 Samuel 8:1; of capture of hippopotamus Job 40:24; of seductions of woman, וְאַלתִּֿקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַמֶּיהָ Proverbs 6:25 and let her not capture thee with her eyelids. 9 take = carry off: a. as booty Genesis 14:11; 1 Samuel 27:9; 1 Samuel 30:16,18,19,20; 1 Kings 14:26 (twice in verse). b. as prisoners Genesis 14:12; 2 Kings 18:32 = Isaiah 36:17; 2 Kings 23:34 2 Chronicles 36:4. 10 inphrase take vengeance: וְנִקְחָה נִקְמָתֵנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ Jeremiah 20:10 and we will take our vengeance upon him; absolute נָקָם אֶקַּח Isaiah 47:3 vengeance will I take. Niph`al Perfect נִלְקַח 1 Samuel 4:22; נִלְקָ֑ח 1 Samuel 4:11; Ezekiel 33:6; 3 feminine singular נִלְקָ֑חָה 1 Samuel 4:17; Imperfect 3 feminine singular וַתִּלָּקַח Esther 2:8,16; 1 singular אֶלָּקַח 2 Kings 2:9; Infinitive construct הִלָּקַח 1 Samuel 4:19,21, suffix הִלָּֽקְחוֺ 1 Samuel 21:7; — 1 be captured, of ark 1 Samuel 4:11,17,19,21,22. 2 be taken away, removed, of shewbread 1 Samuel 21:7; of removal by death Ezekiel 33:6; of translation of Elijah 2 Kings 2:9 (with מֵעִם person) 3 be taken, brought unto (אֶלֿ), only Esther 2:8,16. Pu`al Perfect לֻקַּח Genesis 3:23 +, 3 feminine singular לְֻקָֿחָהֿ Genesis 2:23,2masculine singular לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ Genesis 3:19, etc.; — 1 be taken from, out of ( מִן of source) Genesis 2:23; Genesis 3:19,23 (all J); compare וְלֻקַּח מֵהֶםקְלָלָה Jeremiah 29:22 and there shall be taken from them ( derived from their case) a curse-formula. 2 = be stolen from, Judges 17:2 ( ל person) 3 be taken captive, Jeremiah 48:46, compare Isaiah 52:5. 4 be taken away, removed ( = Niph`al 2 ), of Elijah's translation 2 Kings 2:10 (with מֵאֵת person), of death Isaiah 53:8 (with מִן, probably instrumental) Hoph`al Imperfect יֻקַּח Genesis 18:4 +, etc.; — 1 be taken, brought unto Genesis 12:15 (J; followed by בֵּית to the house of), Genesis 18:4 (absolute) 2 be taken out of Job 28:2 (מִן of source ), from, of Ezekiel 15:3 (מִן partitive) 3 be taken away from Isaiah 49:24 (מִן person); absolute Isaiah 49:25. Hithpa`el Participle feminine singular אֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּ֫חַת literally fire taking hold of itself, of lightning Exodus 9:24 (JE), Ezekiel 1:4, exact significance dubious; in close succession, incessant Di Sm, infolding itself, i.e. a mass of fire, Thes Rob-Ges A VB Song of Solomon , > of quivering flashes Buhl, of forked or zigzag lightning Da.
לָקַח fut. יִקַּח, imp. לְקַח Exodus 29:1, more frequently קַח with ה parag. קְחָה Genesis 15:9, inf. absol. לָקוֹחַ Deuteronomy 31:26; Jeremiah 32:14, const. קַחַת with pref. לָקַחַת (to be distinguished from לָקַחַתְּ 2 fem. pret.), with suff. קַחְתִּי.
(1) to take i.q. λαμβάνω. (To this answer Arab. transp. لَحِقَ to stick together, to adhere, see Hithpael [“Maltese laqach, jylquach, Vassali, p. 430”], Gr. λάχω, λαγχάνω.) Prop. to take with the hand, to lay hold of, Genesis 3:22, 18:7, Genesis 18:8, 21:14, 27 Genesis 21:27, 22:6 Psalms 18:17, and so very often, with acc. of pers. and בְּ of member, Ezekiel 8:3, וַיִּקָּחֵנִי בְּצִיצִת ראֹשִׁי “and he took me by a lock of my head,” vorn behm Schopf (in Greek it would be τῆς κόμης, see Hist. of Bel, ver. 36). Then i.q. to take for oneself, with an acc. of thing and pers. Genesis 8:20, “and (Noah) took of all beasts.… and offered them for a burnt offering;” Genesis 2:15, “and God took Adam, and placed him in the garden;” Genesis 12:5, 16:3 Deuteronomy 4:20, 15:17 2 Samuel 2:8. In these and similar instances לָקַח, like Hom. λαβών (see Viger. Herm. page 352), often appears to be pleonastic; but yet it serves to describe the matter more fully, and to place it, as it were, before one’s eyes. Similarly, 2 Samuel 18:18, אַבְשָׁלוֹם לָקַח וַיַּצֶּב־בְּחַיָּיו אֶת־הַמַּצֶּבֶת “and Absalom took and set up for himself a column in his lifetime;” but Jeremiah 23:31, by the words “who take their tongues and utter prophecies,” it appears to be signified that the false prophets misused their tongues. Sometimes the dative לוֹ is added, to take for oneself, Genesis 7:2, 15:10 Leviticus 15:14, 29 Leviticus 15:29; Job 2:8. Specially
(a) לָקַח אִשָׁה to take a wife, Genesis 4:19, 6:2 12:19 19:14 Exodus 6:25; 1 Samuel 25:43, אִשָּׁה לִבְנוֹ לָקַח “he took a wife for (gave one to) his son,” spoken of the father of the bridegroom; Genesis 34:4; Exodus 21:10; Judges 14:2, Judges 14:3 ellipt. Exodus 34:16, לְבָנָיו וְלָקַחְתָּ (נָשִׁים) מִבְּנֹתָיו. In the later books the usual expression is נָשָׂא אִשָּׁה, which see.
(b) to take i.q. to take away (megnehmen), Genesis 14:12; Job 1:21; 1 Samuel 19:14, 20 1 Samuel 19:20; Genesis 27:35, “thy brother has taken away thy blessing;” Job 12:20, “he takes away the understanding of the ancients;” Psalms 31:14, לָקַחָת נַפְשִׁי “to take away my life;” Jeremiah 15:15, “take me not away (O God)”- Genesis 5:24, בִּי לָקַח אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים “for God had taken him away,” i.e. taken him away and received him to heaven; 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5.
(c) to take, i.q. to take possession of, to occupy, as a city, a hostile country, Numbers 21:25; Deuteronomy 3:14, 29:7. Metaph. Job 3:6, “let darkness seize upon that night;” Job 15:12, “wherefore does thy heart (thus) seize upon thee?” Also, to take, to captivate any one with blandishments, wisdom (jem. modurch einnehmen); Proverbs 6:25, 11:30.
(d) to send after, to fetch any one (holen, holen laffen), Genesis 20:2, וַיִקַּח אֶת־שָׂרָה “and he fetched Sarah;” Genesis 27:13, לֵךְ קַח לִי “go, fetch me;” Genesis 42:16; Numbers 23:11; Judges 11:5 also any thing, 2 Samuel 4:6, “they came to fetch wheat” (um Weizen zu holen); to bring any thing (bringen, hin-, herbringen), Genesis 18:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8; Job 38:20 to bring, as an offering (darbringen), Genesis 15:10; Exodus 25:2, 35:5.
(2) to take, i.e. to receive, empfangen (i.q. λαμβάνειν, in Passow. lett. B), Numbers 23:20, “behold, I have received a blessing from God.” Specially
(a) to receive (aufnehmen) for care and protection, Psalms 49:16, 73:24.
(b) to receive with the ears, i.e. to perceive (vernehmen), Job 4:12, compare לֶקַח.
(c) to receive (i.q. to admit), e.g. prayers, counsel, Psalms 6:10; Proverbs 2:1, 4:10 24:32.
Niphal נִלְקַח pass. of Kal 1, letter b, 1 Samuel 4:11, seq.; 21:7 2 Kings 2:9, letter d; Esther 2:8, 16. More frequently in the passive signification are used
Pual, pret. לֻקַּח and fut.
Hophal יֻקַּח pass. of No. 1, to be taken, Genesis 3:19, 23 letter b, Isaiah 49:24, 25 Isaiah 49:25, 52:5 Judges 17:2 letter d, Genesis 12:15, 18:4.
Hithpael, part. אֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת Exodus 9:24; Ezekiel 1:4, “a fire taking hold of itself,” as if a mass of fire; see Syn. הִתְלַבַּד.
Derivatives, קָחַח [?], מַקָּחָה, מַלְקוֹחַ, מֶלְקָחַיִם, [מַלְקָחַיִם, מֻקָּח pr.n. לִקְחִי], and