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H3947Gלָקַחla.qach

to take: takePart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 112
  2. 66
  3. 46
  4. 55
  5. 32
  6. 20
  7. 34
  8. 3
  9. 68
  10. 36
  11. 27
  12. 55
  13. 11
  14. 12
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 4
  17. 6
  18. 13
  19. 7
  20. 9
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 19
  24. 54
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 59
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 5
  29. 1
  30. 6
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 1
  38. 7
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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Other meanings of H3947

  • H3947Hלָקַחla.qachto take: recieveH:VOccurrences: 77
  • H3947Iלָקַחla.qachto take: marryH:VOccurrences: 64
  • H3947Jלָקַחla.qachto take: bringH:VOccurrences: 49
  • H3947Kלָקַחla.qachto take: buyH:VOccurrences: 3
  • H3947Lלָקַחla.qachto take: fireH:VOccurrences: 2

771 occurrences in 733 verses

With their references and text in Webster Bible Translation.

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:4

    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

    לָקַ֣ח la.Kach “he took”

  2. Nehemiah 5:2

    For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

    וְנִקְחָ֥ה (נִקְחָ֥ה) nik.Chah “let us get”

  3. Nehemiah 5:3

    Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

    וְנִקְחָ֥ה (נִקְחָ֥ה) nik.Chah “we will get”

  4. Nehemiah 5:15

    But the former governors, that had been before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

    וַיִּקְח֨וּ (יִּקְח֨וּ) i.yik.Chu “they took”

  5. Nehemiah 10:30

    And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

    נִקַּ֖ח ni.Kach “we will take”

  6. Esther 2:7

    And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

    לְקָחָ֧הּ (לְקָחָ֧) le.ka.Cha “he took”

  7. Esther 2:8

    So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree were heard, and when many maidens were assembled at Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also to the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

    וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח (תִּלָּקַ֤ח) ti.la.Kach “she was taken”

  8. Esther 2:15

    Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, had come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

    לָקַֽח־ la.kach- “he had taken”

  9. Esther 2:16

    So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

    וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח (תִּלָּקַ֨ח) ti.la.Kach “she was taken”

  10. Esther 6:10

    Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

    קַ֣ח kach “take”

  11. Esther 6:11

    Then Haman took the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor.

    וַיִּקַּ֤ח (יִּקַּ֤ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  12. Job 1:15

    And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yes, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.

    וַתִּקָּחֵ֔ם (תִּקָּחֵ֔) ti.ka.Che “it took”

  13. Job 1:17

    While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yes, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.

    וַיִּקָּח֔וּם (יִּקָּח֔וּ) i.yi.ka.Chu “they took”

  14. Job 1:21

    And said, Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

    לָקָ֑ח la.Kach “he has taken”

  15. Job 2:8

    And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down among the ashes.

    וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (יִּֽקַּֽח) i.yi.kach- “he took”

  16. Job 3:6

    As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined to the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

    יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ (יִקָּחֵ֪) yi.ka.Che. “let it take”

  17. Job 5:5

    Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

    יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ (יִקָּחֵ֑) yi.ka.Che. “he takes”

  18. Job 12:20

    He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

    יִקָּֽח׃ yi.Kach “he takes away”

  19. Job 15:12

    Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

    יִּקָּחֲךָ֥ (יִּקָּחֲ) yi.ka.cha. “does it carry away”

  20. Job 28:2

    Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is melted out of the stone.

    יֻקָּ֑ח yu.Kach “it is taken”

  21. Job 38:20

    That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?

    תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ (תִ֭קָּחֶ) Ti.ka.che. “you will take”

  22. Job 40:24

    He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

    יִקָּחֶ֑נּוּ (יִקָּחֶ֑) yi.ka.Che. “will anyone take?”

  23. Job 41:4

    Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

    תִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּ (תִּ֝קָּחֶ֗) ti.ka.Che. “will you take?”

  24. Job 42:8

    Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

    קְחֽוּ־ ke.chu- “take”

  25. Psalms 15:5

    He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

    לָ֫קָ֥ח la.Kach “he takes”