Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H3947: לָקַח (lâqach) Definition

Strong's number
H3947
Lemma
לָקַח
Transliteration
lâqach
Pronunciation
law-kakh'
Strong's definition
to take (in the widest variety of applications) 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. a primitive root;

910 instances of the word לָקַח lâqach (H3947)


  • 2 Kings 25:18 - took And the captain of the guard Seraiah priest the chief and Zephaniah priest the second and the three keepers of the door

  • 2 Kings 25:19 - And out of the city he took officer an that was set men of war and five men of them that were presence in the king's that were found And out of the city scribe and the principal of the host which mustered of the people of the land and threescore men of the people of the land that were found And out of the city

  • 2 Kings 25:20 - took And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard them to the king of Babylon to Riblah

  • 2 Samuel 1:10 - So I stood upon him and slew him because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen and I took the crown that was upon his head and the bracelet that was on his arm and have brought them hither unto my lord

  • 2 Samuel 2:8 - But Abner the son of Ner captain host of Saul took Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim

  • 2 Samuel 2:21 - said And Abner to him Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left and lay thee hold on one of the young men and take thee his armour would But Asahel not turn aside from following

  • 2 Samuel 3:15 - sent And Ishbosheth and took her from her husband even from Phaltiel the son of Laish

  • 2 Samuel 4:6 - And they came thither into the midst of the house as though they would have fetched wheat and they smote him under the fifth rib and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped

  • 2 Samuel 4:7 - For when they came into the house he lay on his bed in his bedchamber and they smote him and slew him and beheaded his head him and took his head through the plain all night

  • 2 Samuel 4:12 - commanded And David his young men and they slew them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron the head of Ishbosheth But they took and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron

  • 2 Samuel 5:13 - took And David him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem after he was come from Hebron born And David and there were yet sons and daughters

  • 2 Samuel 7:8 - Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David Now therefore so shalt thou say the LORD of hosts I took thee from the sheepcote from following the sheep to be ruler over my people over Israel

  • 2 Samuel 8:1 - And after smote them and David of the Philistines and subdued took them and David Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines

  • 2 Samuel 8:7 - took And David the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem

  • 2 Samuel 8:8 - And from Betah and from Berothai cities of Hadadezer took king David brass much exceeding

  • 2 Samuel 9:5 - sent Then king David and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel from Lodebar

  • 2 Samuel 10:4 - took Wherefore Hanun servants David's and shaved off in the middle of their beards and cut off their garments in the middle even to their buttocks and sent them away

  • 2 Samuel 11:4 - sent And David messengers and took her and she came in unto him and he lay with her for she was purified from her uncleanness and she returned unto her house

  • 2 Samuel 12:4 - And there came a traveller it for the man unto the rich and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd and dressed for the wayfaring man And there came to take lamb it for the man the poor and dressed it for the man And there came

  • 2 Samuel 12:9 - Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD to do evil in his sight Uriah the Hittite thou hast killed him with the sword his wife and hast taken his wife and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon