Strong's H3947 – לָקַח laqach (law-kakh')

1. to take (in the widest variety of applications) [a primitive root]

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לָקַח occurs 967 times in the Old Testament

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)

וַיִּקָּֽח׃ — Occurs 203 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Ruth 52:67
קַח־ — Occurs 67 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Zechariah 43:51
קָ֚ח — Occurs 56 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 52:63
וַיִּקְחוּ־ — Occurs 54 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 46:46
יִקָּֽח׃פ — Occurs 44 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 109:42
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ — Occurs 40 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Zechariah 43:47
וְלָקַח֙ — Occurs 33 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Numbers 45:51
וַתִּֽקַּֽח־ — Occurs 31 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Ruth 38:65
תִּקָּֽח׃ — Occurs 31 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 51:50
קְחוּ־ — Occurs 29 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Proverbs 51:33
לָקָֽחוּ׃ — Occurs 26 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Numbers 52:30
לָקַֽחַת־ — Occurs 25 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Psalms 38:48
יִקָּֽחוּ׃ — Occurs 17 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Leviticus 51:29
תִּקָּֽחוּ׃ — Occurs 17 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 42:36
וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ — Occurs 16 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural — e.g. Zechariah 33:42
לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ — Occurs 15 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Proverbs 51:34
וְקַֽח־ — Occurs 14 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 37:32
וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י — Occurs 14 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular — e.g. Jeremiah 44:35
וָאֶקַּֽח־ — Occurs 13 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. Zechariah 40:23
אֶקַּ֖ח — Occurs 8 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 75:37
לֹקֵ֣חַ — Occurs 8 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 37:46
וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃פ — Occurs 8 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 78:70
וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ — Occurs 7 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 38:28
לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃ס — Occurs 7 times as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular — e.g. Judges 25:39
וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧ם — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 44:40
וְיִקְחוּ־ — Occurs 6 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 27:20
יֻקַּֽח־ — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Job 49:25
נִֽקַּֽח־ — Occurs 5 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural — e.g. Nehemiah 34:31
וּקְח֣וּ׀ — Occurs 5 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural — e.g. Numbers 45:41
לֻֽקַּֽח־ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Judges 53:23
לָקַ֔חְתָּ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular — e.g. Psalms 68:18
לְקָחָ֔הּ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Esther 24:21
לָקֹ֗חַ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute — e.g. Zechariah 32:26
יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Job 40:24
קְחִי־ — Occurs 4 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular — e.g. Isaiah 47:16
וְנִקְחָ֤ה — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural — e.g. Nehemiah 20:10
וַתִּקְחִ֣י — Occurs 4 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular — e.g. Ezekiel 16:20
לֹקְחֵ֣י — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct — e.g. Genesis 19:14
וְלָקַ֕חַת — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Malachi 43:18
לָקְחָ֣ה — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Zephaniah 40:34
תִּֽקַּֽח־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Leviticus 38:32
תִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Job 41:20
לְקַחְתִּ֔יךָ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — e.g. Numbers 23:11
לָקַ֖חְנוּ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural — e.g. Judges 21:22
וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ — Occurs 3 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Deuteronomy 30:22
נִלְקָ֑ח — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular — e.g. Ezekiel 33:22
יִקָּחֵ֑נִי — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 49:17
מִקַּ֣חַת — Occurs 3 times as — Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Jeremiah 33:26
קְחַת־ — Occurs 3 times as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — e.g. Jeremiah 17:23
קָחֶ֥נָּה — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 36:14
בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹ — Occurs 2 times as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 40:20
וְלָקַ֥חְנוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural — e.g. Judges 34:17
וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular — e.g. Genesis 37:24
וַנִּקַּ֞ח — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural — e.g. Deuteronomy 29:8
יִקָּחֶֽךָ׃ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular — e.g. Job 30:12
וַיִּקָּחוּם֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural — e.g. Joshua 7:23
לְקַחְתֶּ֧ם — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural — e.g. Judges 18:24
הִלָּקַח֙ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct — e.g. 1 Samuel 4:21
קָחֶ֧נּוּ׀ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Jeremiah 39:21
וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — e.g. Esther 2:16
תִּקָּחֵֽנִי׃ — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular — e.g. Psalms 73:24
וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular — e.g. Proverbs 33:16
וּלְקָח֣וּם — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural — e.g. Jeremiah 20:5
קָחָ֖ם — Occurs 2 times as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural — e.g. Jeremiah 27:20
וַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִי — Occurs 2 times as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — e.g. Ezekiel 8:15
לֻֽקֳחָה־ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singular — Genesis 2:23
לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - QalPass - Perfect - second person masculine singular — Genesis 3:19
וַתֻּקַּ֥ח — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - QalPass - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular — Genesis 12:15
וְאֶקְחָ֨ה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular — Genesis 18:5
לְקָחַ֜נִי — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular — Genesis 24:7
וּלְקַחְתִּ֣יךָ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — Genesis 27:45
קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular — Genesis 30:15
וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural — Genesis 32:23
וְיִקַּ֣ח — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular — Genesis 42:16
קָֽחֶם־ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural — Genesis 48:9
וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person feminine singular — Exodus 2:5
מִתְלַקַּ֖חַת — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular construct — Exodus 9:24
לְקַחְתָּ֖נוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural — Exodus 14:11
וְלָקְחָ֣ה — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular — Leviticus 12:8
אֶקָּ֣חֲךָ֔ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — Numbers 23:27
יִקָּחֶֽנָּה׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — Deuteronomy 20:7
לְקַחְתּ֔וֹ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular — Deuteronomy 24:19
וּלְקָחָ֥הּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — Deuteronomy 25:5
וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural — Joshua 7:21
לְקַחְתִּ֑יו — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular — Judges 17:2
נִקְחָ֧ה — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural — 1 Samuel 4:3
נִלְקָֽחָה׃פ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular — 1 Samuel 4:17
וְקָחֶ֔נּוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular — 1 Samuel 16:11
הִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular — 1 Samuel 21:6
לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular — 1 Samuel 25:40
וַתִּקַּ֗ח — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular — 2 Samuel 12:10
יִקָּֽחוּ׃ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural — 2 Samuel 23:6
וְלָקַ֣חַתְּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular — 1 Kings 14:3
קָחֻ֑הוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person masculine singular — 1 Kings 20:33
אֶלָּקַ֣ח — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular — 2 Kings 2:9
לֻקָּ֤ח — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - QalPass - Participle - masculine singular — 2 Kings 2:10
וְלָקַ֣חַת — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct — 2 Kings 5:26
וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person masculine singular — 2 Kings 6:13
וַיִּקַּ֣ח — Occurs 1 time as — Direct object marker — 2 Kings 15:29
וַתִּקָּחֵ֔ם — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural — Job 1:15
תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular — Proverbs 6:25
וְלֹקֵ֖חַ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular — Proverbs 11:30
לְקֻחִ֣ים — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural — Proverbs 24:11
אֶקְחָה־ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular — Isaiah 56:12
וְתִקַּ֥ח — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular — Jeremiah 9:20
הַלֹּקְחִ֣ים — Occurs 1 time as — Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural — Jeremiah 23:31
וְלֻקַּ֤ח — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - QalPass - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular — Jeremiah 29:22
וּקְחִ֣י — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular — Jeremiah 46:11
לֻקְּח֤וּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural — Jeremiah 48:46
מִתְלַקַּ֔חַת — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular — Ezekiel 1:4
וַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִי — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular — Ezekiel 3:14
תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּה — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular — Ezekiel 5:1
בְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְ — Occurs 1 time as — Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular — Ezekiel 16:61
לָקַ֗חַתְּ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular — Ezekiel 22:12
קַחְתִּ֤י — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular — Ezekiel 24:25
וְאֶקַּ֖ח — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular — Hosea 13:11
תִקָּחֵ֑ם — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural — Amos 9:2
וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural — Amos 9:3
תִּקְחִ֣י — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular — Zephaniah 3:7
אֶ֠קָּחֲךָ — Occurs 1 time as — Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular — Haggai 2:23
וָֽאֶקְחָה֙ — Occurs 1 time as — Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular — Zechariah 11:13