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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 JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 34:16

    then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

    נִֽקַּֽח־ ni.kach- “we will take”

  2. Genesis 34:17

    But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.'

    וְלָקַ֥חְנוּ (לָקַ֥חְנוּ) la.Kach.nu “we will take”

  3. Genesis 34:25

    And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

    וַיִּקְח֣וּ (יִּקְח֣וּ) i.yik.Chu “they took”

  4. Genesis 34:26

    And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.

    וַיִּקְח֧וּ (יִּקְח֧וּ) i.yik.Chu “they took”

  5. Genesis 34:28

    They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;

    לָקָֽחוּ׃ la.Ka.chu “they took”

  6. Genesis 36:2

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

    לָקַ֥ח la.Kach “he took”

  7. Genesis 36:6

    And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

    וַיִּקַּ֣ח (יִּקַּ֣ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  8. Genesis 37:24

    and they took him, and cast him into the pit--and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

    וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ (יִּ֨קָּחֻ֔) i.Yi.ka.Chu. “they took”

  9. Genesis 37:31

    And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;

    וַיִּקְח֖וּ (יִּקְח֖וּ) i.yik.Chu “they took”

  10. Genesis 38:6

    And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

    וַיִּקַּ֧ח (יִּקַּ֧ח) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  11. Genesis 38:20

    And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.

    לָקַ֥חַת (קַ֥חַת) Ka.chat “take”

  12. Genesis 38:23

    And Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

    תִּֽקַּֽח־ ti.kach- “let her take [them]”

  13. Genesis 38:28

    And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying: 'This came out first.'

    וַתִּקַּ֣ח (תִּקַּ֣ח) ti.Kach “she took”

  14. Genesis 39:20

    And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the prison.

    וַיִּקַּח֩ (יִּקַּח֩) i.yi.Kach “he took”

  15. Genesis 40:11

    and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.'

    וָאֶקַּ֣ח (אֶקַּ֣ח) 'e.Kach “I took”

  16. Genesis 42:24

    And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

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

  17. Genesis 42:33

    And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us: Hereby shall I know that ye are upright men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

    קְח֥וּ ke.Chu “take”

  18. Genesis 42:36

    And Jacob their father said unto them: 'Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; upon me are all these things come.'

    תִּקָּ֔חוּ ti.Ka.chu “you will take”

  19. Genesis 43:11

    And their father Israel said unto them: 'If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds;

    קְח֞וּ ke.Chu “take”

  20. Genesis 43:12

    and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;

    קְח֣וּ ke.Chu “take”

  21. Genesis 43:13

    take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man;

    קָ֑חוּ Ka.chu “take”

  22. Genesis 43:15

    And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

    וַיִּקְח֤וּ (יִּקְח֤וּ) i.yik.Chu “they took”לָקְח֥וּ la.ke.Chu “they took”

  23. Genesis 43:18

    And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said: 'Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondm

    וְלָקַ֧חַת (קַ֧חַת) Ka.chat “take”

  24. Genesis 44:29

    and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

    וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧ם (לְקַחְתֶּ֧ם) le.kach.Tem “you will take”

  25. Genesis 45:18

    and take your father and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

    וּקְח֧וּ (קְח֧וּ) ke.Chu “fetch”