לָקַח965 verb take (Late Hebrew
id., especially
buy, and (Niph.)
be taken in marriage; MI
17; 20 Imperfect
ואקח; Phoenician
לקח; Assyrian
liḳû, laḳû Dl
HWB 384; Arabic
conceive (of female), IV.
impregnate; Ethiopic
receive; Zinjirli
לקח DHM
Sendsch. 59; Aramaic also Inscription of Carpentras
3 (Imperative
קחי); compare Cook
Gloss Aramaic Inscr); —
Qal Perfect ל׳ Genesis 2:22 +,
לָקָח֑ Genesis 27:36 + (
קָח Ezekiel 17:5 is textual error; omitted by
Co, compare Ges
§ 19, 3. a); suffix
לְקָחַנִי Genesis 24:7,
לְקָחָם Jeremiah 27:20 (for
קָחָם Hosea 11:3 read probably
אֶקָּחֵם Ew St Sta
§ 384, 4 Now Che Or We);
2nd person masculine singular לָקַחְתָּ Genesis 20:3 +, etc.;
Imperfect יִקַּח Exodus 21:10 +,
וַיִּקַּח (
Numbers 16:1 read
וַיָּקָם Bö We Di Dr
2 Samuel 18:18;
1 Samuel 30:20 read
וַיִּקְחוּ We Dr Kit Bu); suffix
יִקָּחֵנִי 2 Samuel 22:27 +;
יִקָּחֲךָ Job 15:12;
3rd person feminine singular תִּקַּח Genesis 38:23 +;
1st person singular אֶקַּח Genesis 14:23 +,
וָאֶקְחָה Zechariah 11:13; 1st person plural
נִקַּח Genesis 34:6 +,
נִקְחָה 1 Samuel 4:3 +;
וַנִּקַּח Deuteronomy 3:8;
Deuteronomy 29:7;
Imperative לְקַח Exodus 29:1;
Proverbs 20:16 +
Ezekiel 37:16 (Co
וְלָקַחְתָּ֫, after
);
feminine singular לִקְחִי 1 Kings 17:11; usually
קַח Genesis 6:21 +,
קְחָה Genesis 15:9, suffix
3rd person masculine singular,
קָחֶנּוּ 1 Samuel 16:11 +
2 times; suffix
3rd person feminine singular קָחֶנָּה Jeremiah 36:14; suffix
3rd person masculine plural קָחֶםנָֿא Genesis 48:9 (compare Kö
i. 330 Ges
§ 61, 2); feminine singular
קְחִי Isaiah 23:16 +
3 times; masculine plural
קְחוּ Genesis 42:33 +, suffix
3rd person masculine singular קָחֻהוּ 1 Kings 20:33;
Infinitive absolute לָקוֺחַ Jeremiah 32:14 +
2 times,
לָקֹחַ Deuteronomy 31:26;
construct קַחַת Jeremiah 5:3 +;
קְחַתֿ 2 Kings 12:9 (Kö
i. 318); usually with preposition
לָקַ֫חַת Genesis 4:11 +,
מִקַּ֫חַת 1 Kings 22:3 +, etc.; suffix
קַחְתִּי Ezekiel 24:25,
קַחְתֵּךְ Genesis 30:15 +, etc.;
Participle active לֹקֵחַ Genesis 27:46 +, etc.;
passive plural
לְקֻחִים Proverbs 24:11; —
1. take, take in the hand, followed by accusative of thing,
Exodus 7:15 (J),
Exodus 17:5 (E),
Numbers 25:7 (P),
2 Kings 4:29 (all with
בְּיַד)
2 Samuel 18:14 (with
בְּכַף), compare
Genesis 8:9 (J),
Exodus 4:17;
Exodus 12:22 (JE),
Deuteronomy 15:17 + often;
Genesis 40:11 (E; of plucking grapes.
2 Samuel 4:6 read
סֹקְלָה for
לֹקְחֵי, see
חִטָּה, above, and
סקל). This easily passes into
3.
b. take, carry away: Ezekiel 3:14 sprit lifited me up and carried me away; figurative of passion carrying one away
Job 15:12.
c. take away from, so as to deprive of, followed by accusative
Genesis 42:36 (E); followed by accusative +
מִן,
Genesis 44:29 (
מֵעִם; J),
1 Kings 11:34;
Psalm 51:13;
לֹקֵחַ אֶתֿ י׳ אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Kings 2:3 י׳ is about to take away thy lord from over thy head,
so 2 Kings 2:5; compare absolute
אֵינֶנּוּ אֹתוֺ אלהים כִּילֿ׳ Genesis 5:24 (P); more often without
מִן,
Genesis 27:36 (twice in verse);
Genesis 30:15 (twice in verse);
Genesis 31:1 (all J),
Judges 11:13,
15;
Judges 15:6;
Judges 18:24;
1 Samuel 12:3 (twice in verse);
2 Samuel 12:4;
1 Kings 11:34;
Job 12:20; absolute
Job 1:21;
אֶתֶּןלְֿךָ מֶלֶךְ בְּאַמִּי וְאֶקַּח בְּעֶבְרָתִי Hosea 13:11; of the sword, taking away its victims
Ezekiel 33:4,
6; figurative of taking away understanding
Hosea 4:11.
4. take to or for a person:
e. especially take in marriage:
f. =
receive, accept, especially a bribe, gift, ransom, etc.,
1 Samuel 8:3c;
1 Samuel 12:4 (both followed by
מִן),
Amos 5:12;
2 Kings 5:15,
16,
20,
23,
26 (twice in verse);
Psalm 15:5; interest-money
Ezekiel 18:13,
17;
Ezekiel 22:12; inheritance
Joshua 13:8;
Joshua 18:7(both D),
Numbers 34:14 (twice in verse);
Numbers 34:15 (P); of earth, receiving Abel's blood
Genesis 4:11 (J); chastisement
Isaiah 40:2; of
perceiving a sound,
Job 4:11 mine ear received a whisper of it; receive mentally:
וְלָקַח בְּעָלָיו Exodus 22:10 (E) i.e. shall accept the oath as satisfactory;
בָּרֵךְ לָקַחְתִּי Numbers 23:20 (JE), i.e.
I have received (commandment by revelation)
to bless; receive instruction
Proverbs 24:32;
Jeremiah 2:30 +; entanglements of temptation
Proverbs 22:25.
g. take, as preliminary to further action:
Genesis 31:34 (E),
she took them and put them;
Judges 3:25 take key and open;
Joshua 2:4 she took the two men and hid them;
1 Kings 18:4 Obadiah
took 100 prophets and hid them;
1 Kings 19:21 Elisha
took the yoke of oxen and slew them, compare
2 Samuel 17:19;
2 Samuel 18:18; sometimes wholly redundant,
קְחוּ וַעֲשׂוּ עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה 1 Samuel 6:7 take and prepare a new cart, etc.; somewhat different is
הַלֹּקְחִים לְשׁוֺנָם וַיִּנְאֲמוּ נְאֻם Jeremiah 23:31, i.e.
they take (= make use of) their own tongues, and talk oracles.
5. take up, upon =
put upon, followed by
׃עַל וַתִּקַּת תָּמָר אֵפֶר עַלרֿאֹשָׁהּ 2 Samuel 13:19 and Tamar put ashes upon her head;
וַיִּקָּחֶהָ עַלהַֿחֲמוֺר Judges 19:28; compare
יִפְרשֹׁ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ Deuteronomy 32:11 he spreadeth his wings, he taketh him up.
9. take = carry off:
10. in phrase
take vengeance:
וְנִקְחָה נִקְמָתֵנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ Jeremiah 20:10 and we will take our vengeance upon him; absolute
נָקָם אֶקַּח Isaiah 47:3 vengeance will I take.
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Niph. Perfect נִלְקַח 1 Samuel 4:22;
נִלְקָ֑ח 1 Samuel 4:11;
Ezekiel 33:6;
3rd person feminine singular נִלְקָ֑חָה 1 Samuel 4:17;
Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּלָּקַח Esther 2:8,
16;
1st person singular אֶלָּקַח 2 Kings 2:9;
Infinitive construct הִלָּקַח 1 Samuel 4:19,
21, suffix
הִלָּֽקְחוֺ 1 Samuel 21:7; —
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Pu. Perfect לֻקַּח Genesis 3:23 +,
3rd person feminine singular לְֻקָֿחָהֿ Genesis 2:23,
2nd person masculine singular לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ Genesis 3:19, etc.; —
1. be taken from, out of (
מִן of source)
Genesis 2:23;
Genesis 3:19,
23 (all J); compare
וְלֻקַּח מֵהֶם קְלָלָה Jeremiah 29:22 and there shall be taken from them)derived from their case)
a curse-formula.
4. be taken away, removed (=
Niph. 2), of Elijah's translation
2 Kings 2:10 (with
מֵאֵת person), of death
Isaiah 53:8 (with
מִן, probably instrumental)
Hoph. Imperfect יֻקַּח Genesis 18:4 +, etc.; —
Hithp. Participle feminine singular
אֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּ֫חַת literally fire
taking hold of itself, of lightning
Exodus 9:24 (JE),
Ezekiel 1:4, exact significance dubious;
in close succession, incessant Di Sm,
infolding itself, i.e. a mass of fire, Thes Rob-Ges A VB SS, > of
quivering flashes Buhl, of
forked or
zigzag lightning Da.
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