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Lexicon :: Strong's H3920 - lāḵaḏ

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לָכַד
Transliteration
lāḵaḏ
Pronunciation
law-kad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1115

Strong’s Definitions

לָכַד lâkad, law-kad'; a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere:—× at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 121x

The KJV translates Strong's H3920 in the following manner: take (112x), catch (5x), at all (1x), frozen (1x), holden (1x), stick together (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 121x
The KJV translates Strong's H3920 in the following manner: take (112x), catch (5x), at all (1x), frozen (1x), holden (1x), stick together (1x).

  1. to capture, take, seize

    1. (Qal)

      1. to capture, seize

      2. to capture (of men) (fig.)

      3. to take (by lot)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be captured

      2. to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)

    3. (Hithpael) to grasp each other

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָכַד lâkad, law-kad'; a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere:—× at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.
STRONGS H3920: Abbreviations
לָכַד 121 verb capture, seize, take (by lot) (Phoenician לכד take out, choose (?); Targum לְכַד as Biblical Hebrew; Arabic bdb053907 is strike, push, with the hand, etc., bdb053908 pestle, compare modern bdb053909 attack WetzstZMG xxii. 1868, 140; bdb054001 stick or cleave to); —
Qal Perfect ל׳ Joshua 8:1 +, לָכַדְתִּי 2 Samuel 12:27 etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִלְכּוֺד Amos 3:5; וַיִּלְכֹּד Judges 8:12 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix לָכְדָהּ 2 Samuel 12:28, masculine plural לִכְדוּ; Infinitive absolute לָכוֺד Amos 3:5; construct suffix לְלָכְדֵנִי Jeremiah 18:22, לְלָכְדָהּ Jeremiah 32:24; Participle לֹכֵד Job 5:13; Proverbs 16:32; —
1. capture, seize (not in P) with accusative, usually a city or town, in war Judges 1:8, 12; Joshua 8:21; Joshua 10:1 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:35 + 48 times (but Judges 1:18 strike out as gloss Bu Kit GFM and others); land Joshua 10:42 (D), Daniel 11:18; water-courses (fords), Judges 3:28; Judges 7:24 (twice in verse); Judges 12:8; object men (usually princes, kings) in battle Judges 7:25; Judges 8:12, 14; Joshua 11:12, 17 (D), 2 Chronicles 22:9; 33:11; captives and spoils 2 Samuel 8:4 = 1 Chronicles 18:4; of Saul's seizing the kingdom (הַמְּלוּכָה), i.e. acquiring it actually by force of arms 1 Samuel 14:47; also of Samson's catching the foxes Judges 15:4; of a lion catching his prey Amos 3:4; of a trap, snare, לָכוֺד יִלְכּוֺד Amos 3:5.
†2. figurative of entrapping men Jeremiah 5:26; Psalm 35:8, compare Proverbs 5:22; Job 5:13 and (of a pit) Jeremiah 18:22.
†3. of taking by lot Joshua 7:14 (3 times in verse); Joshua 7:17 (J E; see Niph. 3).
† Niph. Perfect נִלְכַּד Lamentations 4:20; 3rd person feminine singular נִלְכְּדָה 1 Kings 16:18 +, etc.; Imperfect יִלָּכֵד Isaiah 24:18; Jeremiah 48:44; יִלָּ֫כֶד כָּהּ Ecclesiastes 7:26; וַיִּלָּכֵד Joshua 7:16 +, etc.; Participle נִלְכָּד Joshua 7:15; —
1. be captured in war, of city 1 Kings 16:18; 2 Kings 18:10; Jeremiah 38:28 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 48:1, 41; Jeremiah 50:2, 9, 24; Jeremiah 51:31, 41; Zechariah 14:2; of men Jeremiah 51:56; Lamentations 4:20 (compare Qal 1).
2. of men, be caught, namely, in a snare or trap, only figurative, usually by divine judgment Isaiah 8:15; Isaiah 24:18; Isaiah 28:13; Psalm 9:16; Psalm 59:13; Proverbs 6:2; Proverbs 11:6; Jeremiah 6:11; Jeremiah 8:9; so of Moab Jeremiah 48:7, 44; of being ensnared by a woman Ecclesiastes 7:26; of being caught by cords of distress, בְּחַבְלֵי עֹ֑נִי, Job 36:8.
3. be taken by lot Joshua 7:15, 16, 17, 18 (all J E), 1 Samuel 10:20, 21 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 14:41, 42 (compare Qal 3).
† Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; יִתְפָּרָ֑דוּ וְלֹא יִתְלַכְּדוּ Job 41:9 they grasp each other, and cannot be separated, of crocodile's scales (|| אִישׁ בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ); יִתְלַכָּ֑דוּ תְהוֺם פְּנֵי Job 38:30 the face of the deep compacts (of freezing; || כָּאֶבֶן מַיִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ; verbs transposed, plausibly, by Me Bi Siegf Bu).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

2:35

Joshua

7:14; 7:15; 7:15; 7:16; 7:16; 7:17; 7:17; 7:18; 8:1; 8:21; 10:1; 10:42; 11:12; 11:17

Judges

1:8; 1:12; 1:18; 3:28; 7:24; 7:25; 8:12; 8:12; 8:14; 12:8; 15:4

1 Samuel

10:20; 10:21; 14:41; 14:42; 14:47

2 Samuel

8:4; 12:27; 12:28

1 Kings

16:18; 16:18

2 Kings

18:10

1 Chronicles

18:4

2 Chronicles

22:9; 33:11

Job

5:13; 5:13; 36:8; 38:30; 41:9

Psalms

9:16; 35:8; 59:13

Proverbs

5:22; 6:2; 11:6; 16:32

Ecclesiastes

7:26; 7:26

Isaiah

8:15; 24:18; 24:18; 28:13

Jeremiah

5:26; 6:11; 8:9; 18:22; 18:22; 32:24; 38:28; 48:1; 48:7; 48:41; 48:44; 48:44; 50:2; 50:9; 50:24; 51:31; 51:41; 51:56

Lamentations

4:20; 4:20

Daniel

11:18

Amos

3:4; 3:5; 3:5; 3:5

Zechariah

14:2

H3920

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Strong's Number H3920 matches the Hebrew לָכַד (lāḵaḏ),
which occurs 121 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (Jer 50:9–Zec 14:2)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 - “For behold, H2009 I am going to arouse H5782 and bring H5927 up against H5921 Babylon H894
A horde H6951 of great H1419 nations H1471 from the land H776 of the north, H6828
And they will draw H6186 up their battle H6186 lines H6186 against her;
From there H8033 she will be taken H3920 captive. H3920
Their arrows H2671 will be like [fn]an expert H7919 warrior H1368
Who does not return H7725 empty-handed. H7387

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:24 - “I set H3369 a snare H3369 for you and you were also H1571 caught, H3920 O Babylon, H894
While you yourself H859 were not aware; H3045
You have been found H4672 and also H1571 seized H8610
Because H3588 you have engaged H1624 in conflict H1624 with the LORD.” H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:31 - One [fn]courier H7323 runs H7323 to meet H7122 [fn]another, H7323
And one [fn]messenger H5046 to meet H7122 [fn]another, H5046
To tell H5046 the king H4428 of Babylon H894
That his city H5892 has been captured H3920 from end H7097 to end;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:41 - “How H349 [fn]Sheshak H8347 has been captured, H3920
And the praise H8416 of the whole H3605 earth H776 been seized! H8610
How H349 Babylon H894 has become H1961 an object H8047 of horror H8047 among the nations! H1471

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:56 - For the destroyer H7703 is coming H935 against H5921 her, against H5921 Babylon, H894
And her mighty H1368 men H1368 will be captured, H3920
Their bows H7198 are shattered; H2865
For the LORD H3068 is a God H410 of recompense, H1578
He will fully H7999 repay. H7999

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:20 - The breath H7307 of our nostrils, H639 the LORD’S H3068 anointed, H4899
Was captured H3920 in their pits, H7825
Of whom H834 we had said, H559 “Under his shadow H6738
We shall live H2421 among the nations.” H1471

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:15 - “Then the king H4428 of the North H6828 will come, H935 cast H8210 up a siege H5550 ramp H5550 and capture H3920 a well-fortified H4013 city; H5892 and the forces H2220 of the South H5045 will not stand H5975 their ground, not even [fn]their choicest H4005 troops, H5971 for there H369 will be no H369 strength H3581 to make H5975 a stand. H5975

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18 - “Then he will turn H7725 his face H6440 to the coastlands H339 and capture H3920 many. H7227 But a commander H7101 will put H7673 a stop H7673 to his scorn H2781 against him; moreover, H1115 he will repay H7725 him for his scorn. H2781

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion H738 roar H7580 in the forest H3293 when he has H369 no H369 prey? H2964
Does a young H3715 lion H3715 [fn]growl H5414 H6963 from his den H4585 unless H1115 H518 he has captured H3920 something?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:5 - Does a bird H6833 fall H5307 into a trap H6341 on the ground H776 when there H369 is no H369 [fn]bait H4170 in it?
Does a trap H6341 spring H5927 up from the earth H127 when it captures H3920 nothing H3808 at all? H3920

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:10 - “They mock H7046 at kings H4428
And rulers H7336 are a laughing H4890 matter to them.
They laugh H7832 at every H3605 fortress H4013
And heap H6651 up rubble H6083 to capture H3920 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:2 - For I will gather H622 all H3605 the nations H1471 against H413 Jerusalem H3389 to battle, H4421 and the city H5892 will be captured, H3920 the houses H1004 plundered, H8155 the women H802 ravished H7693 and half H2677 of the city H5892 exiled, H3318 H1473 but the rest H3499 of the people H5971 will not be cut H3772 off H3772 from the city. H5892

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