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:
2 Samuel 7:8: "the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following"
2 Samuel 8:1: "the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand"
2 Samuel 8:7: "And David took the shields of gold that were on"
2 Samuel 8:8: "and from Berothai, of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much"
2 Samuel 9:5: "Then king David and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son"
2 Samuel 10:4: "Wherefore Hanun took servants, and shaved off the one half"
2 Samuel 11:4: "And David sent and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her;"
2 Samuel 12:4: "man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd,"
2 Samuel 12:4: "and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's"
2 Samuel 12:9: "Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword"
2 Samuel 12:10: "depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken"
2 Samuel 12:11: "evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes,"
2 Samuel 12:30: " And he took crown from off his head, the weight"
2 Samuel 13:8: "house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes"
2 Samuel 13:9: " And she took and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon"
2 Samuel 13:10: "that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which"
2 Samuel 13:19: "And Tamar put on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors"
2 Samuel 14:2: "And Joab sent and fetched thence a wise woman,"
2 Samuel 17:19: "And the woman took a covering over the well's mouth,"
2 Samuel 18:14: "tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust"
2 Samuel 18:17: " And they took and cast him into a great pit in the wood,"
2 Samuel 18:18: "Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's"
2 Samuel 19:30: "the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch"
2 Samuel 20:3: "his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines,"
2 Samuel 20:6: "do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants,"
2 Samuel 21:8: "But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,"
2 Samuel 21:10: "And Rizpah the daughter took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon"
2 Samuel 21:12: "And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan"
2 Samuel 22:17: "He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;"
2 Samuel 23:6: "thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:"
2 Samuel 24:22: "David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold,"
1 Kings 1:33: "The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause"
1 Kings 1:39: "And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle,"
1 Kings 3:1: "Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought"
1 Kings 3:20: "And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside"
1 Kings 3:24: "And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king."
1 Kings 4:15: "was in Naphtali; also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon"
1 Kings 7:8: "made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch."
1 Kings 7:13: "And king Solomon and fetched Hiram out of Tyre."
1 Kings 9:28: "And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred"
1 Kings 10:28: "out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn"
1 Kings 11:18: "out of Midian, to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran,"
1 Kings 11:31: "And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith"
1 Kings 11:34: "Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but"
1 Kings 11:35: " But I will take the kingdom and will give it unto thee, even ten"
1 Kings 11:37: " And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king"
1 Kings 14:3: " And take with loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go"
1 Kings 14:26: " And he took away of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house;"
1 Kings 14:26: "and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all"
1 Kings 14:26: "house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold"
