Strong's #3947: laqach (pronounced law-kakh')
a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):--accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
lâqach
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take, take in the hand
1a2) to take and carry along
1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
1a5) to take up or upon, put upon
1a6) to fetch
1a7) to take, lead, conduct
1a8) to take, capture, seize
1a9) to take, carry off
1a10) to take (vengeance)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be taken away, be removed
1b3) to be taken, brought unto
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be taken from or out of
1c2) to be stolen from
1c3) to be taken captive
1c4) to be taken away, be removed
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
1d2) to be taken out of
1d3) to be taken away
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to take hold of oneself
1e2) to flash about (of lightning)
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a primitive root
Usage:
This word is used 966 times:
Judges 18:20: "And the priest's heart and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image,"
Judges 18:24: "And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away:"
Judges 18:27: "And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which"
Judges 19:1: "on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah."
Judges 19:28: "and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up,"
Judges 19:29: "And when he was come into he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine,"
Judges 20:10: " And we will take ten of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred"
Judges 20:10: "of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come"
Judges 21:22: "unto them, Be favorable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war:"
Ruth 4:2: " And he took ten of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down"
Ruth 4:13: "So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto"
Ruth 4:16: "And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse"
1 Samuel 2:14: "the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all"
1 Samuel 2:15: "to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but"
1 Samuel 2:16: "him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth;"
1 Samuel 2:16: "thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force."
1 Samuel 4:3: "us today before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD"
1 Samuel 4:11: "And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,"
1 Samuel 4:17: "are dead, and the ark of God is taken."
1 Samuel 4:19: "the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself"
1 Samuel 4:21: "from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband."
1 Samuel 4:22: "from Israel: for the ark of God is taken."
1 Samuel 5:1: "And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer"
1 Samuel 5:2: "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon,"
1 Samuel 5:3: "to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set"
1 Samuel 6:7: "new cart, and take two milch kine, on"
1 Samuel 6:8: " And take of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put"
1 Samuel 6:10: "And the men did and took two milch kine, and tied"
1 Samuel 7:9: "And Samuel took sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly"
1 Samuel 7:12: "Then Samuel took stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen,"
1 Samuel 7:14: "And the cities which had taken from Israel were restored"
1 Samuel 8:3: "but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment."
1 Samuel 8:11: "that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots,"
1 Samuel 8:13: " And he will take your daughters and to be cooks, and to be bakers."
1 Samuel 8:14: " And he will take your fields, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants."
1 Samuel 8:16: " And he will take your menservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work."
1 Samuel 9:3: "to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants"
1 Samuel 9:22: "And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit"
1 Samuel 10:1: "Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head,"
1 Samuel 10:4: "And they will salute thee, and give loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands."
1 Samuel 10:23: "And they ran and fetched and when he stood among the people, he was higher"
1 Samuel 11:7: " And he took a yoke and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel"
1 Samuel 12:3: "whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom"
1 Samuel 12:3: "have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom"
1 Samuel 12:3: "whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind"
1 Samuel 12:4: "us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand."
1 Samuel 14:32: "flew the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves,"
1 Samuel 15:21: "But the people took sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed,"
1 Samuel 16:2: "it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say,"
1 Samuel 16:11: "unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till"
