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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

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

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 JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 24:61

    And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

    וַיִּקַּ֥ח (יִּקַּ֥ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  2. Genesis 24:65

    And she said unto the servant: 'What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?' And the servant said: 'It is my master.' And she took her veil, and covered herself.

    וַתִּקַּ֥ח (תִּקַּ֥ח) ti.Kach “she took”

  3. Genesis 27:14

    And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.

    וַיִּקַּ֔ח (יִּקַּ֔ח) i.yi.Kach “he fetched [them]”

  4. Genesis 27:15

    And Rebekah took the choicest garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.

    וַתִּקַּ֣ח (תִּקַּ֣ח) ti.Kach “she took”

  5. Genesis 27:35

    And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'

    וַיִּקַּ֖ח (יִּקַּ֖ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  6. Genesis 27:36

    And he said: 'Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.' And he said: 'Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?'

    לָקָ֔ח la.Kach “he took”לָקַ֣ח la.Kach “he has taken”

  7. Genesis 28:2

    Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

    וְקַח־ (קַח) kach- “take”

  8. Genesis 28:11

    And he lighted upon the place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

    וַיִּקַּח֙ (יִּקַּח֙) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  9. Genesis 28:18

    And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

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

  10. Genesis 29:23

    And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

    וַיִּקַּח֙ (יִּקַּח֙) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  11. Genesis 30:9

    When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

    וַתִּקַּח֙ (תִּקַּח֙) ti.Kach “she took”

  12. Genesis 30:15

    And she said unto her: 'Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also?' And Rachel said: 'Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.'

    קַחְתֵּ֣ךְ (קַחְתֵּ֣) kach.Te “taking”וְלָקַ֕חַת (קַ֕חַת) Ka.chat “take”

  13. Genesis 30:37

    And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods.

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

  14. Genesis 31:1

    And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.'

    לָקַ֣ח la.Kach “he has taken”

  15. Genesis 31:23

    And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

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

  16. Genesis 31:32

    With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.' --For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.--

    וְקַֽח־ (קַֽח) kach- “take [it]”

  17. Genesis 31:34

    Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.

    לָקְחָ֣ה la.ke.Chah “she had taken”

  18. Genesis 31:45

    And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

    וַיִּקַּ֥ח (יִּקַּ֥ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  19. Genesis 31:46

    And Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap.

    וַיִּקְח֥וּ (יִּקְח֥וּ) i.yik.Chu “they took”

  20. Genesis 32:14

    And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother:

    וַיִּקַּ֞ח (יִּקַּ֞ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  21. Genesis 32:23

    And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.

    וַיִּקַּ֞ח (יִּקַּ֞ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  22. Genesis 32:24

    And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.

    וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם (יִּקָּחֵ֔) i.yi.ka.Che “he took”

  23. Genesis 34:2

    And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

    וַיִּקַּ֥ח (יִּקַּ֥ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  24. Genesis 34:4

    And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: 'Get me this damsel to wife.'

    קַֽח־ kach- “get”

  25. Genesis 34:9

    And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

    תִּקְח֥וּ tik.Chu “you will take”