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:
Genesis 22:13: "by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering"
Genesis 23:13: "me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead"
Genesis 24:3: "of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters"
Genesis 24:4: "my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:7: "God which took me from my father's house, and from the land"
Genesis 24:7: "this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife"
Genesis 24:10: "And the servant took camels of the camels of his master, and departed;"
Genesis 24:22: "had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight,"
Genesis 24:37: "made me swear, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters"
Genesis 24:38: "my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son."
Genesis 24:40: "with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred,"
Genesis 24:48: "had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter"
Genesis 24:51: "Behold, Rebekah thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's"
Genesis 24:61: "and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way."
Genesis 24:65: "had said, It is my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself."
Genesis 24:67: "Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife;"
Genesis 25:1: "Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah."
Genesis 25:20: "years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter"
Genesis 26:34: "years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter"
Genesis 27:9: "now the flock, and fetch me from thence two good"
Genesis 27:13: "obey my voice, and go fetch"
Genesis 27:14: "And he went, and fetched, them to his mother: and his mother made savory meat, such as"
Genesis 27:15: "And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau,"
Genesis 27:35: "Thy brother with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessing."
Genesis 27:36: "Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold,"
Genesis 27:36: "my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not"
Genesis 27:45: "that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived"
Genesis 27:46: "of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters"
Genesis 28:1: "and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters"
Genesis 28:2: "of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters"
Genesis 28:6: "Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence;"
Genesis 28:6: "from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife"
Genesis 28:9: "Esau Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath"
Genesis 28:11: "because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place,"
Genesis 28:18: "And Jacob rose up early and took the stone that he had put"
Genesis 29:23: "And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to"
Genesis 30:9: "she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid,"
Genesis 30:15: "And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's"
Genesis 30:15: "my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also?"
Genesis 30:37: "And Jacob took of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and peeled"
Genesis 31:1: "sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's;"
Genesis 31:23: " And he took with him, and pursued after him seven days'"
Genesis 31:32: "discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that"
Genesis 31:34: "Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat"
Genesis 31:45: "And Jacob took and set it up for a pillar."
Genesis 31:46: "Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat"
Genesis 31:50: "my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no"
Genesis 32:13: "there night; and took of that which came to his hand a present"
Genesis 32:22: "And he rose up that and took his two wives, and his two"
Genesis 32:23: " And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that"
