לָקַח

Qal Perfect ׳ל 1 Mos 2,22 +, לָקָח֑ 1 Mos 27,36 + (קָח Ezk 17,5 is textual error; omitted by ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co, compare Ges^{«GKC:19»§ 19}, 3. a); suffix לְקָחַנִי 1 Mos 24,7, לְקָחָם Jer 27,20 (for קָחָם Hos 11,3 read probably אֶקָּחֵם ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Ew St Sta^{§ 384, 4} Now Che Or We); 2 masculine singular לָקַחְתָּ 1 Mos 20,3 +, etc.; Imperfect יִקַּח 2 Mos 21,10 +, וַיִּקַּח (4 Mos 16,1 read וַיָּקָם Bö We Di Dr^{2 Sam 18,18}; 1 Sam 30,20 read וַיִּקְחוּ We Dr Kit Bu); suffix יִקָּחֵנִי 2 Sam 22,27 +; יִקָּחֲךָ Job 15,12 3 feminine singular תִּקַּח 1 Mos 38,23 +; 1 singular אֶקַּח 1 Mos 14,23 +, וָאֶקְחָה Zak 11,13 1 plural נִקַּח 1 Mos 34,6 +, נִקְחָה 1 Sam 4,3 +; וַנִּקַּח 5 Mos 3,8; 5 Mos 29,7 Imperative לְקַח 2 Mos 29,1; Ord 20,16 + Ezk 37,16 (Co וְלָקַחְתָּ֫, after ᵐ5); feminine singular לִקְחִי 1 Kong 17,11 usually קַח 1 Mos 6,21 +, קְחָה 1 Mos 15,9, suffix 3 masculine singular, קָחֶנּוּ 1 Sam 16,11 + 2 t.; suffix 3 feminine singular קָחֶנָּה Jer 36,14 suffix 3 masculine plural קָחֶםנָֿא 1 Mos 48,9 (compare Kö^{i. 330} Ges^{«GKC:61»§ 61}, 2); feminine singular קְחִי Es 23,16 +3 t.; masculine plural קְחוּ 1 Mos 42,33 +, suffix 3 masculine singular קָחֻהוּ 1 Kong 20,33 Infinitive absolute לָקוֺחַ Jer 32,14 + 2 t., לָקֹחַ 5 Mos 31,26 construct קַחַת Jer 5,3 +; קְחַתֿ 2 Kong 12,9 (Kö^{i. 318}); usually with preposition לָקַ֫חַת 1 Mos 4,11 +, מִקַּ֫חַת 1 Kong 22,3 +, etc.; suffix קַחְתִּי Ezk 24,25, קַחְתֵּךְ 1 Mos 30,15 +, etc.; Participle active לֹקֵחַ 1 Mos 27,46 +, etc.; passive plural לְקֻחִים Ord 24,11 —

1. take, take in the hand, followed by accusative of thing, 2 Mos 7,15 (J), 2 Mos 17,5 (E), 4 Mos 25,7 (P), 2 Kong 4,29 (all with בְּיַד) 2 Sam 18,14 (with בְּכַף), compare 1 Mos 8,9 (J), 2 Mos 4,17; 2 Mos 12,22 (JE), 5 Mos 15,17 + often; 1 Mos 40,11 (E; of plucking grapes. 2 Sam 4,6 read סֹקְלָהfor לֹקְחֵי, see חִטָּה, p. 334 above, and סקל). This easily passes into

2. take and carry along with oneself, כֶּסֶף קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם 1 Mos 43,12 (J), Jos 9,11 (JE), 1 Kong 14,3; 2 Kong 5,5; 2 Kong 8,8; 2 Kong 8,9; 2 Kong 9,1 all Ord 7,20 (all with בְּיַד); 1 Mos 43,15; Jos 9,4 (both J E), +.

3. a. take from, or out of, followed by active of thing or person, + מִן local: 1 Mos 2,22 (rib from man), 1 Mos 3,22 (man from ground; both J); 5 Mos 19,12; 1 Sam 17,49; 1 Kong 17,19 +; וַיִּקַּ ח אֶתהַֿחֶרֶב מֵעַל יֶרֶךְ יִמִינוֺ Dom 3,21 (i.e. drew it); with ב instrumental בְּמֶלְקָחַיִם מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳ל Es 6,6 followed by מִן partitive 2 Sam 12,4.
\ \ b. take, carry away: Ezk 3,14 sprit lifited me up and carried me away; figurativeof passion carrying one away Job 15,12.
\ \ c. take away from, so as to deprive of, followed by accusative 1 Mos 42,36 (E); followed by accusative+ מִן, 1 Mos 44,29 (מֵעִם; J), 1 Kong 11,34; Sl 51,13 לֹקֵחַ אֶתֿ ׳י אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל ראֹשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Kong 2,3 ׳י is about to take away thy lord from over thy head, so v2 Kong 2,5 compare absolute אֵינֶנּוּ אֹתוֺ אלהים ׳כִּילֿ 1 Mos 5,24 (P); more often without מִן, 1 Mos 27,36 (twice in verse); 1 Mos 30,15 (twice in verse); 1 Mos 31,1 (all J), Dom 11,13; Dom 11,15; Dom 15,6; Dom 18,24; 1 Sam 12,3 (twice in verse); 2 Sam 12,4; 1 Kong 11,34; Job 12,20 absolute Job 1,21 אֶתֶּןלְֿךָ מֶלֶךְ בְּאַפִּי וְאֶקַּח בְּעֶבְרָתִי Hos 13,11 of the sword, taking away its victims Ezk 33,4; Ezk 33,6 figurative of taking away understanding Hos 4,11.
\ \ d. especially take away life 1 Kong 19,10; 1 Kong 19,14; Sl 31,14; Ord 1,19; Jon 4,3.

4. take to or for a person:
\ \ a. for oneself, followed by accusative + לְ, = appropriate to oneself 5 Mos 7,25; 4 Mos 8,16 (P), 5 Mos 22,7; 2 Kong 12,6 with לְ as dativus commodi [dative of benefit], Zak 11,7 אֶתשְֿׁנֵי יְלָדַי לוֺ לַעֲבָדִים ׳ל 2 Kong 4,1 to take my two sons for himself for slaves; so (without לְ reflexive), תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֺלָם Job 40,28 wilt thou take him as slave for ever?
\ \ b. = procure, get, followed by accusative + לְ, קְחוּ לָכֶם תֶּבֶן2 Mos 5,11 (J) get you straw; לֹקֵחַ לוֺ קָלוֺן Ord 9,7 getteth to himself shame; so often, especially קַח לְךָ, etc., 1 Mos 6,21; 1 Mos 12,19; 1 Mos 16,21; 1 Mos 45,19 +; without לְ, Neh 5,2 let us procure corn, and eat and live; of acquiring a field Ord 31,16.
\ \ c. take possession of, followed by accusative, of land 5 Mos 29,7; Jos 11,16; Jos 11,23 (all D), 2 Kron 16,5 compare פְּקֻדָּתוֺ יִקַּח אַחֵר Sl 109,8 his office let another take; figurative הַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא יִקָּחֵהוּ אֹפֶל Job 3,6 that night — let darkness take possession of it!
\ \ d. = select, choose, ׳י ׳וְאֶתְכֶם ל5 Mos 4,20, compare v5 Mos 4,34 ( + לוֺ), 1 Kong 11,37 of men 5 Mos 1,15; Jos 3,12 (J E; + לָכֶם); + מִן 5 Mos 1,23; Jos 4,2 (JE).
\ \ e. especially take in marriage: (I) for another, especially a son, with לְ, וְלָקַחְתָּ֫ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי, 1 Mos 24,4 and thou shalt take a wifefor my son, so v1 Mos 24,7 v1 Mos 24,38 v1 Mos 24,40 v1 Mos 24,48 (all J), 1 Mos 21,21 (E), Jer 29,6b; (2) more often for oneself, usually with לְ reflexive (sometimes + לְאִשָּׁה), 1 Mos 4,19; 1 Mos 6,2; 1 Mos 11,29; 1 Mos 12,19 (all J), + often; without לְ 1 Mos 20,2; 1 Mos 20,3 (E), etc. feminine = receive, accept, especially a bribe, gift, ransom, etc., 1 Sam 8,3; 1 Sam 12,4 (both followed by מִן), Amos 5,12; 2 Kong 5,15; 2 Kong 5,16; 2 Kong 5,20; 2 Kong 5,23; 2 Kong 5,26 (twice in verse); Sl 15,5 interest-money Ezk 18,13; Ezk 18,17; Ezk 22,12 inheritance Jos 13,8; Jos 18,7(both D), 4 Mos 34,14 (twice in verse); 4 Mos 34,15 (P); of earth, receiving Abel's blood 1 Mos 4,11(J); chastisement Es 40,2 of perceiving a sound, Job 4,11 mine ear received a whisper of it; receive mentally: וְלָקַח בְּעָלָיו 2 Mos 22,10 (E) i.e. shall accept the oath as satisfactory; בָּרֵךְ לָקַחְתִּי 4 Mos 23,20 (JE), i.e. I have received (commandment by revelation) to bless; receive instruction Ord 24,32; Jer 2,30 +; entanglements of temptation Ord 22,25.
\ \ g. take, as preliminary to further action: 1 Mos 31,34(E), she took them and put them; Dom 3,25 take key and open; Jos 2,4 she took the two men and hid them; 1 Kong 18,4 Obadiah took 100 prophets and hid them; 1 Kong 19,21 Elisha took the yoke of oxen and slew them, compare 2 Sam 17,19; 2 Sam 18,18 sometimes wholly redundant, קְחוּ וַעֲשׂוּ עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה 1 Sam 6,7 take and prepare a new cart, etc.; somewhat different is הַלֹּקְחִים לְשׁוֺנָם וַיִּנְאֲמוּ נְאֻם Jer 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 Sam 13,19 and Tamar put ashes upon her head; וַיִּקָּחֶהָ עַלהַֿחֲמוֺר Dom 19,28 compare יִפְרשֹׁ כְּנָפָיו יִקָּחֵהוּ 5 Mos 32,11 he spreadeth his wings, he taketh him up.

6. = fetch: קְחִינָֿא לִי מְעַטמַֿיִם 1 Kong 17,10 fetch me, pray, a little water, compare v1 Kong 17,11 v1 Kong 17,11, 2 Kong 2,20; 2 Kong 4,41 וְקַחלִֿי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִוִּים 1 Mos 27,9 and fetch me thence two kids, compare v1 Mos 27,13 (J); + בְּיָדִי 1 Sam 21,9 an offering 3 Mos 12,8 (P; || הֵבִיא v3 Mos 12,6); with human object often nearly = summon, לָקֹב אֹיְבַי לְקַחְתִּיךָ 4 Mos 33,11 (JE) to curse mine enemies did I summon thee, Dom 11,5; 1 Sam 16,11 שְׁלַח וְקַח אֹתוֺ אֵלַי 1 Sam 20,31 send and bring him unto me; 2 Kong 3,15; 2 Kong 6,13 +; of ׳י, summoning his people from exile, מִשָּׁם יְקָּחֶ֑ךָ 5 Mos 30,4.

7. take=lead, conduct (with or without contact): וַיִּקַּח אֶתשְֿׁנֵי בָנָיו עִמּוֺ 1 Mos 48,1 גַּם בְּקַרְכֶם קְחוּ 2 Mos 12,32 (both E); וְאֶתעַֿמּוֺ לָקַח עִמּוֺ 2 Mos 14,6 (J) and his people he took with him; compare v2 Mos 14,7 (J), Jos 8,1 (JE), Dom 4,6 אֶקָּֽחֲךָ אֶלמָֿקוֺם אַחֵר 4 Mos 23,27 I will take thee unto another place, compare v4 Mos 23,14 v4 Mos 23,28 (all J E); ׳י subject, וָאֶקַּח אֶתאֲֿבִיכֶם Jos 24,3 (E) and I took your father Abraham from beyond the river; לַמָּוֶת הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים rescue those led to death.

8. take = capture, seize: לָקַחְתִּי בְחָזְקָה 1 Sam 2,16 I will take by force, that is, flesh; of spoils, ׳בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף לֹא ל Dom 5,19 gain of silver they took not; of capture of ark 1 Sam 5,1 bronze 2 Sam 8,3, etc.; territory 1 Mos 48,22 (E), 5 Mos 3,14 cities 4 Mos 21,25 (JE),.5 Mos 3,14; Jos 11,19 (D), 1 Sam 7,14; 2 Sam 8,1 of capture of hippopotamus Job 40,24 of seductions of woman, וְאַלתִּֿקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּיהָ Ord 6,25 and let her not capture thee with her eyelids.

9. take = carry off:
\ \ a. as booty 1 Mos 14,11; 1 Sam 27,9; 1 Sam 30,16; 1 Sam 30,18; 1 Sam 30,19; 1 Sam 30,20; 1 Kong 14,26 (twice in verse).
\ \ b. as prisoners 1 Mos 14,12; 2 Kong 18,32 = Es 36,17; 2 Kong 23,34 = 2 Kron 36,4.

10. inphrase take vengeance: וְנִקְחָה נִקְמָתֵנוּ מִמֶּנּוּ Jer 20,10 and we will take our vengeance upon him; absolute נָקָם אֶקַּח Es 47,3 vengeance will I take.Niph`al Perfect נִלְקַח 1 Sam 4,22 נִלְקָ֑ח 1 Sam 4,11; Ezk 33,6 3 feminine singular נִלְקָ֑חָה 1 Sam 4,17 Imperfect 3 feminine singular וַתִּלָּקַח Est 2,8; Est 2,16 1 singular אֶלָּקַח 2 Kong 2,9 Infinitive construct הִלָּקַח 1 Sam 4,19; 1 Sam 4,21, suffix הִלָּֽקְחוֺ 1 Sam 21,7 —

1. be captured, of ark 1 Sam 4,11; 1 Sam 4,17; 1 Sam 4,19; 1 Sam 4,21; 1 Sam 4,22.

2. be taken away, removed, of shewbread 1 Sam 21,7 of removal by death Ezk 33,6 of translation of Elijah 2 Kong 2,9 (with מֵעִם person)

3. be taken, brought unto (אֶלֿ), only Est 2,8; Est 2,16. Pu`al Perfect לֻקַּח 1 Mos 3,23 +, 3 feminine singular לְֻקָֿחָהֿ 1 Mos 2,23, 2 masculine singular לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ 1 Mos 3,19, etc.; —

1. be taken from, out of ( מִן of source) 1 Mos 2,23; 1 Mos 3,19; 1 Mos 3,23 (all J); compare וְלֻקַּח מֵהֶם קְלָלָה Jer 29,22 and there shall be taken from them ( derived from their case) a curse-formula.

2. = be stolen from, Dom 17,2 ( ל person)

3. be taken captive, Jer 48,46, compare Es 52,5.

4. be taken away, removed ( = Niph`al 2 ), of Elijah's translation 2 Kong 2,10 (with מֵאֵת person), of death Es 53,8 (with מִן, probably instrumental) Hoph`al Imperfect יֻקַּח 1 Mos 18,4 +, etc.; —

1. be taken, brought unto 1 Mos 12,15 (J; followed by בֵּית to the house of), 1 Mos 18,4 (absolute)

2. be taken out of Job 28,2 (מִן of source ), from, of Ezk 15,3 (מִן partitive)

3. be taken away from Es 49,24 (מִן person); absolute vEs 49,25. Hithpa`el Participle feminine singular אֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּ֫חַת literally fire taking hold of itself, of lightning 2 Mos 9,24 (JE), Ezk 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.