H3947. laqach

לָקַח‎ verb take (Late Hebrew id., especially buy, and (Niph`al) be taken in marriage; MI^{17; 20} Imperfect ואקח‎; Phoenician לקח‎; Assyrian li‡û, la‡û Dl^{HWB 384}; Arabic conceive (of female), IV. impregnate; Ethiopic receive; Zinjirli לקח‎ DHM^{Sendsch. 59}; Aramaic also Inscription of Carpentras³ (Imperative קחי‎); compare Cook^Gloss Aramaic Inscr); —

Qal Perfect ׳ל‎ Genesis 2:22 +, לָקָח֑‎ 27:36 + (קָח‎ Ezekiel 17:5 is textual error; omitted by ᵑ6 ᵐ5‎ Co, compare Ges^{§ 19}, 3. a); suffix לְקָחַנִי‎ Genesis 24:7, לְקָחָם‎ Jeremiah 27:20 (for קָחָם‎ Hosea 11:3 read probably ᵑ7 ᵐ5 אֶקָּחֵם‎ Ew St Sta^{§ 384, 4} Now Che Or We); 2 masculine singular לָקַחְתָּ‎ Genesis 20:3 +, etc.; Imperfect יִקַּח‎ Exodus 21:10 +, וַיִּקַּח‎ (Numbers 16:1 read וַיָּקָם‎ Bö We Di Dr^{2 Samuel 18:18}; 1 Samuel 30:20 read וַיִּקְחוּ‎ We Dr Kit Bu); suffix יִקָּחֵנִי‎ 2 Samuel 22:27 +; יִקָּחֲךָ‎ Job 15:12; 3feminine singular תִּקַּח‎ Genesis 38:23 +; 1 singular אֶקַּח‎ 14:23 +, וָאֶקְחָה‎ Zechariah 11:13; 1plural נִקַּח‎ Genesis 34:6 +, נִקְחָה‎ 1 Samuel 4:3 +; וַנִּקַּח‎ Deuteronomy 3:8; 29:7; Imperative לְקַח‎ Exodus 29:1; Proverbs 20:16 + Ezekiel 37:16 (Co וְלָקַחְתָּ֫‎, after ᵐ5‎); feminine singular לִקְחִי‎ 1 Kings 17:11; usually קַח‎ Genesis 6:21 +, קְחָה‎ 15:9, suffix 3masculine singular, קָחֶנּוּ‎ 1 Samuel 16:11 2t.; suffix 3 feminine singular קָחֶנָּה‎ Jeremiah 36:14; suffix 3masculine plural קָחֶםנָֿא‎ Genesis 48:9 (compare Kö^{i. 330} Ges^{§ 61}, 2); feminine singular קְחִי‎ Isaiah 23:16 3t.; masculine plural קְחוּ‎ Genesis 42:33 +, suffix 3 masculine singular קָחֻהוּ‎ 1 Kings 20:33; Infinitive absolute לָקוֺחַ‎ Jeremiah 32:14 2t., לָקֹחַ‎ Deuteronomy 31:26; construct קַחַת‎ Jeremiah 5:3 +; קְחַתֿ‎ 2 Kings 12:9 (Kö^{i. 318}); usually with preposition לָקַ֫חַת‎ Genesis 4:11 +, מִקַּ֫חַת‎ 1 Kings 22:3 +, etc.; suffix קַחְתִּי‎ Ezekiel 24:25, קַחְתֵּךְ‎ Genesis 30:15 +, etc.; Participle active לֹקֵחַ‎ 27:46 +, etc.; passive plural לְקֻחִים‎ Proverbs 24:11; —

1 take, take in the hand, followed by accusative of thing, Exodus 7:15 (J), 17:5 (E), Numbers 25:7 (P), 2 Kings 4:29 (all with בְּיַד‎) 2 Samuel 18:14 (with בְּכַף‎), compare Genesis 8:9 (J), Exodus 4:17; 12:22 (JE), Deuteronomy 15:17 + often; Genesis 40:11 (E; of plucking grapes. 2 Samuel 4:6 read סֹקְלָה‎for לֹקְחֵי‎, see חִטָּה‎, p. 334 above, and סקל‎). This easily passes into

2 take and carry along with oneself, בְיֶדְכֶם קְחוּ כֶּסֶף‎ Genesis 43:12 (J), Joshua 9:11 (JE), 1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 5:5; 8:8-9, 9:1 all Proverbs 7:20 (all with בְּיַד‎); Genesis 43:15; Joshua 9:4 (both J E), +.

3. a. take from, or out of, followed by active of thing or person, + מִן‎ local: Genesis 2:22 (rib from man), 3:22 (man from ground; both J); Deuteronomy 19:12; 1 Samuel 17:49; 1 Kings 17:19 +; יִמִינוֺ יֶרֶךְ מֵעַל אֶתהַֿחֶרֶב ח וַיִּקַּ‎ Judges 3:21 (i.e. drew it); with ב‎ instrumental ׳ל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מֵעַל בְּמֶלְקָחַיִם‎ Isaiah 6:6; followed by מִן‎ partitive 2 Samuel 12:4.

b. take, carry away: Ezekiel 3:14 sprit lifited me up and carried me away; figurativeof passion carrying one away Job 15:12.

c. take away from, so as to deprive of, followed by accusative Genesis 42:36 (E); followed by accusative+ מִן‎, 44:29 (מֵעִם‎; J), 1 Kings 11:34; Psalm 51:13; ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ מֵעַל אֲדֹנֶיךָ ׳י אֶתֿ לֹקֵחַ‎ 2 Kings 2:3 ׳י‎ is about to take away thy lord from over thy head, so 2:5; compare absolute ׳כִּילֿ אלהים אֹתוֺ אֵינֶנּוּ‎ Genesis 5:24 (P); more often without מִן‎, 27:36 (twice in verse); 30:15 (twice in verse); 31:1 (all J), Judges 11:13, 15; 15:6; 18:24; 1 Samuel 12:3 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 12:4; 1 Kings 11:34; Job 12:20; absolute 1:21; בְּעֶבְרָתִי וְאֶקַּח בְּאַמִּי מֶלֶךְ אֶתֶּןלְֿךָ‎ Hosea 13:11; of the sword, taking away its victims Ezekiel 33:4, 6; figurative of taking away understanding Hosea 4:11.

d. especially take away life 1 Kings 19:10, 14; Psalm 31:14; Proverbs 1:19; Jonah 4:3.

4 take to or for a person:

a. for oneself, followed by accusative + לְ‎, = appropriate to oneself Deuteronomy 7:25; Numbers 8:16 (P), Deuteronomy 22:7; 2 Kings 12:6; with לְ‎ as dativus commodi [dative of benefit], Zechariah 11:7; ׳ל לַעֲבָדִים לוֺ יְלָדַי אֶתשְֿׁנֵי‎ 2 Kings 4:1 to take my two sons for himself for slaves; so (without לְ‎ reflexive), עוֺלָם לְעֶבֶד תִּקָּחֶנּוּ‎ Job 40:28 wilt thou take him as slave for ever?

b. = procure, get, followed by accusative + תֶּבֶן לָכֶם קְחוּ לְ,‎Exodus 5:11 (J) get you straw; קָלוֺן לוֺ לֹקֵחַ‎ Proverbs 9:7 getteth to himself shame; so often, especially לְךָ קַח‎, etc., Genesis 6:21; 12:19; Genesis 16:21; 45:19 +; without לְ‎, Nehemiah 5:2 let us procure corn, and eat and live; of acquiring a field Proverbs 31:16.

c. take possession of, followed by accusative, of land Deuteronomy 29:7; Joshua 11:16, 23 (all D), 2 Chronicles 16:5; compare אַחֵר יִקַּח מְּקֻדָּתוֺ‎ Psalm 109:8 his office let another take; figurative אֹפֶל יִקָּחֵהוּ הַהוּא הַלַּיְלָה‎ Job 3:6 that night — let darkness take possession of it!

d. = select, choose, ל ׳וְאֶתְכֶם ׳י‎Deuteronomy 4:20, compare 4:34 ( + לוֺ‎), 1 Kings 11:37; of men Deuteronomy 1:15; Joshua 3:12 (J E; + לָכֶם‎); + מִן‎ Deuteronomy 1:23; Joshua 4:2 (JE).

e. especially take in marriage: (I) for another, especially a son, with לִבְנִי אִשָּׁה וְלָקַחְתָּ֫ לְ,‎, Genesis 24:4 and thou shalt take a wifefor my son, so 24:7; 24:38; 24:40; 24:48 (all J), 21:21 (E), Jeremiah 29:6b; (2) more often for oneself, usually with לְ‎ reflexive (sometimes + לְאִשָּׁה‎), Genesis 4:19; 6:2; 11:29; 12:19 (all J), + often; without לְ‎ 20:2-3,(E), etc.

f. = receive, accept, especially a bribe, gift, ransom, etc., 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12: 12:4 (both followed by מִן‎), Amos 5:12; 2 Kings 5:15-16, 20, 23, 26 (twice in verse); Psalm 15:5; interest-money Ezekiel 18:13, 17; 22:12; inheritance Joshua 13:8; 18:7(both D), Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse); 34:15 (P); of earth, receiving Abel's blood Genesis 4:11(J); chastisement Isaiah 40:2; of perceiving a sound, Job 4:11 mine ear received a whisper of it; receive mentally: בְּעָלָיו וְלָקַח‎ Exodus 22:10 (E) i.e. shall accept the oath as satisfactory; לָקַחְתִּי בָּרֵךְ‎ Numbers 23:20 (JE), i.e. I have received (commandment by revelation) to bless; receive instruction Proverbs 24:32; Jeremiah 2:30 +; entanglements of temptation Proverbs 22:25.

g. take, as preliminary to further action: Genesis 31:34(E), she took them and put them; Judges 3:25 take key and open; Joshua 2:4 she took the two men and hid them; 1 Kings 18:4 Obadiah took100prophets and hid them; 19:21 Elisha took the yoke of oxen and slew them, compare 2 Samuel 17:19; 18:18; sometimes wholly redundant, חֲדָשָׁה עֲגָלָה וַעֲשׂוּ קְחוּ‎ 1 Samuel 6:7 take and prepare a new cart, etc.; somewhat different is נְאֻם וַיִּנְאֲמוּ לְשׁוֺנָם הַלֹּקְחִים‎ Jeremiah 23:31, i.e. they take (= make use of) their own tongues, and talk oracles.

5 take up, upon =put upon, followed by עַלרֿאֹשָׁהּ אֵפֶר תָּמָר וַתִּקַּת ׃עַל‎ 2 Samuel 13:19 and Tamar put ashes upon her head; עַלהַֿחֲמוֺר וַיִּקָּחֶהָ‎ Judges 19:28; compare יִקָּחֵהוּ כְּנָפָיו יִפְרשֹׁ‎ Deuteronomy 32:11 he spreadeth his wings, he taketh him up.

6 = fetch: מְעַטמַֿיִם לִי קְחִינָֿא‎ 1 Kings 17:10 fetch me, pray, a little water, compare 17:11; 17:11, 2 Kings 2:20; 4:41; עִוִּים גְּדָיֵי שְׁנֵי מִשָּׁם וְקַחלִֿי‎ Genesis 27:9 and fetch me thence two kids, compare 27:13 (J); + בְּיָדִי‎ 1 Samuel 21:9; an offering Leviticus 12:8 (P; "" הֵבִיא‎ 12:6); with human object often nearly = summon, לְקַחְתִּיךָ אֹיְבַי לָקֹב‎ Numbers 33:11 (JE) to curse mine enemies did I summon thee, Judges 11:5; 1 Samuel 16:11; אֵלַי אֹתוֺ וְקַח שְׁלַח‎ 20:31 send and bring him unto me; 2 Kings 3:15; 6:13 +; of ׳י‎, summoning his people from exile, יְקָּחֶ֑ךָ מִשָּׁם‎ Deuteronomy 30:4.

7 take=lead, conduct (with or without contact): עִמּוֺ בָנָיו אֶתשְֿׁנֵי וַיִּקַּח‎ Genesis 48:1; קְחוּ בְּקַרְכֶם גַּם‎ Exodus 12:32 (both E); עִמּוֺ לָקַח וְאֶתעַֿמּוֺ‎ 14:6 (J) and his people he took with him; compare 14:7 (J), Joshua 8:1 (JE), Judges 4:6; אַחֵר אֶלמָֿקוֺם אֶקָּֽחֲךָ‎ Numbers 23:27 I will take thee unto another place, compare 23:14; 23:28 (all J E); ׳י‎ subject, אֶתאֲֿבִיכֶם וָאֶקַּח‎ Joshua 24:3 (E) and I took your father Abraham from beyond the river; לְקֻחִים הַצֵּל לַמָּוֶת‎ rescue those led to death.

8 take = capture, seize: בְחָזְקָה לָקַחְתִּי‎ 1 Samuel 2:16 I will take by force, that is, flesh; of spoils, ל לֹא כֶּסֶף ׳בֶּצַע‎ Judges 5:19 gain of silver they took not; of capture of ark 1 Samuel 5:1; bronze 2 Samuel 8:3, etc.; territory Genesis 48:22 (E), Deuteronomy 3:14; cities Numbers 21:25 (JE),.Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 11:19 (D), 1 Samuel 7:14; 2 Samuel 8:1; of capture of hippopotamus Job 40:24; of seductions of woman, בְּעַפְעַמֶּיהָ וְאַלתִּֿקָּֽחֲךָ‎ Proverbs 6:25 and let her not capture thee with her eyelids.

9 take = carry off:

a. as booty Genesis 14:11; 1 Samuel 27:9; 30:16, 18, 19, 20; 1 Kings 14:26 (twice in verse).

b. as prisoners Genesis 14:12; 2 Kings 18:32 = Isaiah 36:17; 2 Kings 23:34 2 Chronicles 36:4.

10 inphrase take vengeance: מִמֶּנּוּ נִקְמָתֵנוּ וְנִקְחָה‎ Jeremiah 20:10 and we will take our vengeance upon him; absolute אֶקַּח נָקָם‎ Isaiah 47:3 vengeance will I take.

Niph`al Perfect נִלְקַח‎ 1 Samuel 4:22; נִלְקָ֑ח‎ 4:11; Ezekiel 33:6; 3feminine singular נִלְקָ֑חָה‎ 1 Samuel 4:17; Imperfect3feminine singular וַתִּלָּקַח‎ Esther 2:8, 16; 1singular אֶלָּקַח‎ 2 Kings 2:9; Infinitive construct הִלָּקַח‎ 1 Samuel 4:19, 21, suffix הִלָּֽקְחוֺ‎ 21:7; —

1 be captured, of ark 1 Samuel 4:11, 17, 19, 21, 22.

2 be taken away, removed, of shewbread 1 Samuel 21:7; of removal by death Ezekiel 33:6; of translation of Elijah 2 Kings 2:9 (with מֵעִם‎ person)

3 be taken, brought unto (אֶלֿ‎), only Esther 2:8, 16.

Pu`al Perfect לֻקַּח‎ Genesis 3:23 +, 3 feminine singular לְֻקָֿחָהֿ‎ 2:23, 2masculine singular לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ‎ 3:19, etc.; —

1 be taken from, out of ( מִן‎ of source) Genesis 2:23; 3:19, 23 (all J); compare קְלָלָה מֵהֶם וְלֻקַּח‎ Jeremiah 29:22 and there shall be taken from them ( derived from their case) a curse-formula.

2 = be stolen from, Judges 17:2 ( ל‎ person)

3 be taken captive, Jeremiah 48:46, compare Isaiah 52:5.

4 be taken away, removed ( = Niph`al 2 ), of Elijah's translation 2 Kings 2:10 (with מֵאֵת‎ person), of death Isaiah 53:8 (with מִן‎, probably instrumental)

Hoph`al Imperfect יֻקַּח‎ Genesis 18:4 +, etc.; —

1 be taken, brought unto Genesis 12:15 (J; followed by בֵּית‎ to the house of), 18:4 (absolute)

2 be taken out of Job 28:2 (מִן‎ of source ), from, of Ezekiel 15:3 (מִן‎ partitive)

3 be taken away from Isaiah 49:24 (מִן‎ person); absolute 49:25.

Hithpa`el Participle feminine singular מִתְלַקַּ֫חַת אֵשׁ‎ literally fire taking hold of itself, of lightning Exodus 9:24 (JE), Ezekiel 1:4, exact significance dubious; in close succession, incessant Di Sm, infolding itself, i.e. a mass of fire, Thes Rob-Ges A VB SS, > of quivering flashes Buhl, of forked or zigzag lightning Da.