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 Kings 8:15: "And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread"
2 Kings 9:1: "of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil"
2 Kings 9:3: " Then take the box and pour it on his head, and say, Thus"
2 Kings 9:13: "Then they hasted, and took his garment, and put it under him on the top"
2 Kings 9:17: "a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say,"
2 Kings 10:6: "be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's"
2 Kings 10:7: "when the letter to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew"
2 Kings 11:2: "Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah,"
2 Kings 11:4: "year sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains"
2 Kings 11:9: "Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in"
2 Kings 11:19: " And he took over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people"
2 Kings 12:5: "Let the priests take of his acquaintance: and let them repair"
2 Kings 12:7: "the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of"
2 Kings 12:8: "And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people,"
2 Kings 12:9: "But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid"
2 Kings 12:18: "And Jehoash king took all the hallowed things that"
2 Kings 13:15: "And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow"
2 Kings 13:15: "bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows."
2 Kings 13:18: "And he said, Take And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite"
2 Kings 13:18: "And he said, Take And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite"
2 Kings 13:25: "And Jehoash the son took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad"
2 Kings 13:25: "of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz"
2 Kings 14:14: " And he took the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found"
2 Kings 14:21: "And all the people took Azariah, which was sixteen"
2 Kings 15:29: "Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah,"
2 Kings 16:8: "And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD,"
2 Kings 18:32: "Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land"
2 Kings 19:14: "And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read"
2 Kings 20:7: "And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on"
2 Kings 20:7: "a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered."
2 Kings 20:18: "from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace"
2 Kings 23:16: "were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchers,"
2 Kings 23:30: "and buried him in his own sepulcher. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son"
2 Kings 23:34: "his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died"
2 Kings 24:7: "out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt"
2 Kings 24:12: "and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign."
2 Kings 25:14: "of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away."
2 Kings 25:15: "in silver, the captain of the guard took away."
2 Kings 25:18: "And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah"
2 Kings 25:19: "And out of the city he took an officer that was set"
2 Kings 25:20: "And Nebuzaradan captain took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon"
1 Chronicles 2:19: "And when Azubah was dead, took unto him Ephrath, which bore him"
1 Chronicles 2:21: "the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old;"
1 Chronicles 2:23: " And he took Geshur, with the towns of Jair, from"
1 Chronicles 4:18: "of Pharaoh, which Mered took."
1 Chronicles 7:15: "And Machir took the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;)"
1 Chronicles 7:21: "slew, because they came down to take away their cattle."
1 Chronicles 10:4: "would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took"
1 Chronicles 14:3: "And David took wives at Jerusalem: and David begot more"
1 Chronicles 17:7: "the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following"
