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Strong's Number H3947

לָקַח

laqach · law-kakh'

Transliteration:

laqach{law-kakh'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1124

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Usage in the KJV:

take 336, receive 35, take away 23, fetch 20, bring 17, get 5, take out 1, carry away 2, married 4, buy 2, misc 26

Total: 965
Occurs 966 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
1. (Qal)
  1. to take, take in the hand
  2. to take and carry along
  3. to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
  4. to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
  5. to take up or upon, put upon
  6. to fetch
  7. to take, lead, conduct
  8. to take, capture, seize
  9. to take, carry off
  10. to take (vengeance)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be captured
  2. to be taken away, be removed
  3. to be taken, brought unto
3. (Pual)
  1. to be taken from or out of
  2. to be stolen from
  3. to be taken captive
  4. to be taken away, be removed
4. (Hophal)
  1. to be taken unto, be brought unto
  2. to be taken out of
  3. to be taken away
5. (Hithpael)
  1. to take hold of oneself
  2. to flash about (of lightning)