לָקַח (lâqach) — Accept
Hebrew word study: לָקַח (lâqach), Strong's H3947. to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV translation words: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Strong's H3947 is tagged on 966 words in 909 verses across 32 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:15 and last appears in Malachi 2:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 909)
- Genesis 2:15 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 2:21 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 2:22 — לָקַח — he had taken
- Genesis 2:23 — לֻקֳחָה — she was taken
- Genesis 3:6 — וַתִּקַּח — and she took
- Genesis 3:19 — לֻקָּחְתָּ — you were taken
- Genesis 3:22 — וְלָקַח — and he will take
- Genesis 3:23 — לֻקַּח — he was taken
- Genesis 4:11 — לָקַחַת — to receive
- Genesis 4:19 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 5:24 — לָקַח — he took
- Genesis 6:2 — וַיִּקְחוּ — and they took
- Genesis 6:21 — קַח — take
- Genesis 7:2 — תִּקַּח — you will take
- Genesis 8:9 — וַיִּקָּחֶהָ — and he took it
- Genesis 8:20 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 9:23 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 11:29 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 11:31 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 12:5 — וַיִּקַּח — and he took
- Genesis 12:15 — וַתֻּקַּח — and she was taken
- Genesis 12:19 — וָאֶקַּח — and I took
- Genesis 14:11 — וַיִּקְחוּ — and they took
- Genesis 14:12 — וַיִּקְחוּ — and they took
- Genesis 14:21 — קַח — take
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3948 לֶקַח (leqach), H3949 לִקְחִי (Liqchîy), H4455 מַלְקוֹחַ (malqôwach), H4457 מֶלְקָח (melqâch), H4727 מִקָּח (miqqâch), H4728 מַקָּחָה (maqqâchâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does lâqach (H3947) mean?
To take (in the widest variety of applications).
How is H3947 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3947 as: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win..
How often does לָקַח (lâqach) appear?
Strong's H3947 is tagged on 966 words in 909 verses across 32 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:15 and last appears in Malachi 2:13.
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