לָקַח (lāqaḥ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning take. It appears
967 times
in 32 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3947).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1124)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1124)take; take in hand, take and carry along, carry away, take away, put, fetch, lead, conduct, capture, seize, carry off; be captured, be taken away, removed, be taken, brought; be stolen, be taken captive; taking hold of itself…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
לָקַחverb: take
Qal
1.take, take in hand
2.take and carry along with oneself
3.
a.take from, or out of
b.take, carry away
c.take away from, so as to deprive of
d.especially take away life
4.take to or for a person
5.take up, upon = put upon
6.fetch
7.take = lead, conduct (with or without contact)
8.take = capture, seize
9.take = carry off
10.in phrase take vengeance
Niphal
1.be captured, of ark
2.be taken away, removed
3.be taken, brought unto
Pual
1.be taken from, out of
2.be stolen from
3.be taken captive
4.be taken away, removed
Hophal
1.be taken, brought unto
2.be taken out of
3.be taken away from
Hithpaelliterally fire taking hold of itself, of lightning
Strong's H3947לָקַח: to take (in the widest variety of applications) KJV:accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.