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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

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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 World English Bible.

  1. Genesis 34:16

    then will we give our daughters to 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 you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone."

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

  3. Genesis 34:25

    It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

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

  4. Genesis 34:26

    They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went away.

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

  5. Genesis 34:28

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

    לָקָֽחוּ׃ la.Ka.chu “they took”

  6. Genesis 36:2

    Esau took his wives from 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

    Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his cattle, all his animals, 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 threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.

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

  9. Genesis 37:31

    They took Joseph's coat, and killed a male goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.

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

  10. Genesis 38:6

    Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

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

  11. Genesis 38:20

    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 didn't find her.

    לָקַ֥חַת (קַ֥חַת) Ka.chat “take”

  12. Genesis 38:23

    Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this kid, and you haven't found her."

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

  13. Genesis 38:28

    It happened, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This came out first."

    וַתִּקַּ֣ח (תִּקַּ֣ח) ti.Kach “she took”

  14. Genesis 39:20

    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 custody.

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

  15. Genesis 40:11

    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

    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

    The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'Hereby will I know that you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

    קְח֥וּ ke.Chu “take”

  18. Genesis 42:36

    Jacob, their father, said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me."

    תִּקָּ֔חוּ ti.Ka.chu “you will take”

  19. Genesis 43:11

    Their father, Israel, said to them, "If it be so now, do this. Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

    קְח֞וּ ke.Chu “take”

  20. Genesis 43:12

    and take double money in your hand, with the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand. Perhaps it was an oversight.

    קְח֣וּ ke.Chu “take”

  21. Genesis 43:13

    Take also your brother, and arise, go again to the man.

    קָ֑חוּ Ka.chu “take”

  22. Genesis 43:15

    The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, 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

    The men were afraid, because they were brought to 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 on us, and take us for bondservants, along with our donkeys."

    וְלָקַ֧חַת (קַ֧חַת) Ka.chat “take”

  24. Genesis 44:29

    If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.'

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

  25. Genesis 45:18

    Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.'

    וּקְח֧וּ (קְח֧וּ) ke.Chu “fetch”