Transliteration: lâqach

Phonetic: law-kakh'

BDB Definition:

1. to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
   1. (Qal)
      1. to take, take in the hand
      2. to take and carry along
      3. to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
      4. to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
      5. to take up or upon, put upon
      6. to fetch
      7. to take, lead, conduct
      8. to take, capture, seize
      9. to take, carry off
         1. to take (vengeance)
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be captured
      2. to be taken away, be removed
      3. to be taken, brought unto
   3. (Pual)
      1. to be taken from or out of
      2. to be stolen from
      3. to be taken captive
      4. to be taken away, be removed
   4. (Hophal)
      1. to be taken unto, be brought unto
      2. to be taken out of
      3. to be taken away
   5. (Hithpael)
      1. to take hold of oneself
      2. to flash about (of lightning)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1124

Part(s) of speech: Verb