Strong H3947H3947Kלָקַח

to take: buy

One of the 6 senses of Strong H3947

Transliteration
lâqach
Pronunciation
law-kakh'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

: buy
1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to take, take in the hand
1a2) to take and carry along
1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
1a5) to take up or upon, put upon
1a6) to fetch
1a7) to take, lead, conduct
1a8) to take, capture, seize
1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be taken away, be removed
1b3) to be taken, brought unto
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be taken from or out of
1c2) to be stolen from
1c3) to be taken captive
1c4) to be taken away, be removed
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto
1d2) to be taken out of
1d3) to be taken away
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to take hold of oneself
1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

General definition

A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications): - {accept} {bring} {buy} carry {away} {drawn} {fetch} {get} {infold} X {many} {mingle} {place} receive ({-ing}) {reserve} {seize} send {for} take ({away} {-ing} {up}) {use} win.

In the Bible

Strong H3947K appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • buyeth1
  • receive1

First verses

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:16
    And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
  2. Proverbs 31:16
    She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
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