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Hebrew word study

לָקַחlâqach — to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Pronounced “law-kakh'”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Translated in the King James as: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Appears 952 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 141×
Genesis 2:15Genesis 2:21Genesis 2:22Genesis 2:23Genesis 3:6Genesis 3:19Genesis 3:22Genesis 3:23Genesis 4:11Genesis 4:19Genesis 5:24Genesis 6:2Genesis 6:21Genesis 7:2Genesis 8:9Genesis 8:20Genesis 9:23Genesis 11:29Genesis 11:31Genesis 12:5Genesis 12:15Genesis 12:19Genesis 14:11Genesis 14:12Genesis 14:21+ 116 more in Genesis
Exodus — 80×
Exodus 2:1Exodus 2:3Exodus 2:5Exodus 2:9Exodus 4:9Exodus 4:17Exodus 4:20Exodus 4:25Exodus 5:11Exodus 6:7Exodus 6:20Exodus 6:23Exodus 6:25Exodus 7:9Exodus 7:15Exodus 7:19Exodus 9:8Exodus 9:10Exodus 9:24Exodus 10:26Exodus 12:3Exodus 12:4Exodus 12:5Exodus 12:7Exodus 12:21+ 55 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 54×
Leviticus 4:5Leviticus 4:25Leviticus 4:30Leviticus 4:34Leviticus 7:34Leviticus 8:2Leviticus 8:10Leviticus 8:15Leviticus 8:16Leviticus 8:23Leviticus 8:25Leviticus 8:26Leviticus 8:28Leviticus 8:29Leviticus 8:30Leviticus 9:2Leviticus 9:3Leviticus 9:5Leviticus 9:15Leviticus 10:1Leviticus 10:12Leviticus 12:8Leviticus 14:4Leviticus 14:6Leviticus 14:10+ 29 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 67×
Numbers 1:17Numbers 3:12Numbers 3:41Numbers 3:45Numbers 3:47Numbers 3:49Numbers 3:50Numbers 4:9Numbers 4:12Numbers 5:17Numbers 5:25Numbers 6:18Numbers 6:19Numbers 7:5Numbers 7:6Numbers 8:6Numbers 8:8Numbers 8:16Numbers 8:18Numbers 11:16Numbers 12:1Numbers 13:20Numbers 16:1Numbers 16:6Numbers 16:17+ 42 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 43×
Deuteronomy 1:15Deuteronomy 1:23Deuteronomy 1:25Deuteronomy 3:4Deuteronomy 3:8Deuteronomy 3:14Deuteronomy 4:20Deuteronomy 4:34Deuteronomy 7:3Deuteronomy 7:25Deuteronomy 9:9Deuteronomy 9:21Deuteronomy 10:17Deuteronomy 15:17Deuteronomy 16:19Deuteronomy 19:12Deuteronomy 20:7Deuteronomy 21:3Deuteronomy 21:11Deuteronomy 22:6Deuteronomy 22:7Deuteronomy 22:13Deuteronomy 22:14Deuteronomy 22:18Deuteronomy 22:30+ 18 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 22×
Joshua 2:4Joshua 3:12Joshua 4:2Joshua 4:20Joshua 6:18Joshua 7:1Joshua 7:11Joshua 7:21Joshua 7:23Joshua 7:24Joshua 8:1Joshua 8:12Joshua 9:4Joshua 9:11Joshua 9:14Joshua 11:16Joshua 11:19Joshua 11:23Joshua 13:8Joshua 18:7Joshua 24:3Joshua 24:26
Judges — 43×
Judges 3:6Judges 3:21Judges 3:25Judges 4:6Judges 4:21Judges 5:19Judges 6:20Judges 6:25Judges 6:26Judges 6:27Judges 7:8Judges 8:16Judges 8:21Judges 9:43Judges 9:48Judges 11:5Judges 11:13Judges 11:15Judges 13:19Judges 13:23Judges 14:2Judges 14:3Judges 14:8Judges 14:11Judges 14:19+ 18 more in Judges
Ruth — 3×
Ruth 4:2Ruth 4:13Ruth 4:16
1 Samuel — 78×
1 Sam 2:141 Sam 2:151 Sam 2:161 Sam 4:31 Sam 4:111 Sam 4:171 Sam 4:191 Sam 4:211 Sam 4:221 Sam 5:11 Sam 5:31 Sam 6:71 Sam 6:81 Sam 6:101 Sam 7:91 Sam 7:121 Sam 7:141 Sam 8:31 Sam 8:111 Sam 8:131 Sam 8:141 Sam 8:161 Sam 9:31 Sam 9:221 Sam 10:1+ 53 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 39×
2 Sam 1:102 Sam 2:82 Sam 2:212 Sam 3:152 Sam 4:62 Sam 4:72 Sam 4:122 Sam 5:132 Sam 7:82 Sam 8:12 Sam 8:72 Sam 8:82 Sam 9:52 Sam 10:42 Sam 11:42 Sam 12:42 Sam 12:92 Sam 12:102 Sam 12:112 Sam 12:302 Sam 13:82 Sam 13:92 Sam 13:102 Sam 13:192 Sam 14:2+ 14 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 36×
1 Ki 1:331 Ki 1:391 Ki 3:11 Ki 3:201 Ki 3:241 Ki 4:151 Ki 7:81 Ki 7:131 Ki 9:281 Ki 10:281 Ki 11:181 Ki 11:311 Ki 11:341 Ki 11:351 Ki 11:371 Ki 14:31 Ki 14:261 Ki 15:181 Ki 16:311 Ki 17:101 Ki 17:111 Ki 17:191 Ki 17:231 Ki 18:41 Ki 18:26+ 11 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 72×
2 Ki 2:32 Ki 2:52 Ki 2:82 Ki 2:92 Ki 2:102 Ki 2:142 Ki 2:202 Ki 3:152 Ki 3:262 Ki 3:272 Ki 4:12 Ki 4:292 Ki 4:412 Ki 5:52 Ki 5:152 Ki 5:162 Ki 5:202 Ki 5:232 Ki 5:242 Ki 5:262 Ki 6:22 Ki 6:72 Ki 6:132 Ki 7:132 Ki 7:14+ 47 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 15×
1 Chr 2:191 Chr 2:211 Chr 2:231 Chr 4:181 Chr 7:151 Chr 7:211 Chr 10:41 Chr 14:31 Chr 17:71 Chr 18:11 Chr 18:71 Chr 18:81 Chr 19:41 Chr 20:21 Chr 21:23
2 Chronicles — 15×
2 Chr 1:162 Chr 8:182 Chr 11:182 Chr 11:202 Chr 12:92 Chr 16:62 Chr 18:252 Chr 23:12 Chr 23:82 Chr 23:202 Chr 26:12 Chr 36:12 Chr 36:4+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 1×
Ezra 2:61
Nehemiah — 7×
Nehemiah 5:2Nehemiah 5:3Nehemiah 5:15Nehemiah 6:18Nehemiah 7:63Nehemiah 10:30Nehemiah 10:31
Esther — 6×
Esther 2:7Esther 2:8Esther 2:15Esther 2:16Esther 6:10Esther 6:11
Job — 17×
Job 1:15Job 1:17Job 1:21Job 2:8Job 3:6Job 4:12Job 5:5Job 12:20Job 15:12Job 22:22Job 27:13Job 28:2Job 35:7Job 38:20Job 40:24Job 41:4Job 42:8
Psalms — 13×
Psalms 6:9Psalms 15:5Psalms 18:16Psalms 31:13Psalms 49:15Psalms 49:17Psalms 50:9Psalms 51:11Psalms 68:18Psalms 73:24Psalms 75:2Psalms 78:70Psalms 109:8
Proverbs — 19×
Proverbs 1:3Proverbs 1:19Proverbs 2:1Proverbs 4:10Proverbs 6:25Proverbs 7:20Proverbs 8:10Proverbs 9:7Proverbs 10:8Proverbs 11:30Proverbs 17:23Proverbs 20:16Proverbs 21:11Proverbs 22:25Proverbs 22:27Proverbs 24:11Proverbs 24:32Proverbs 27:13Proverbs 31:16
Isaiah — 21×
Isaiah 6:6Isaiah 8:1Isaiah 14:2Isaiah 23:16Isaiah 28:19Isaiah 36:17Isaiah 37:14Isaiah 39:7Isaiah 40:2Isaiah 44:14Isaiah 44:15Isaiah 47:2Isaiah 47:3Isaiah 49:24Isaiah 49:25Isaiah 51:22Isaiah 52:5Isaiah 53:8Isaiah 56:12Isaiah 57:13Isaiah 66:21
Jeremiah — 65×
Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 3:14Jeremiah 5:3Jeremiah 7:28Jeremiah 9:20Jeremiah 13:4Jeremiah 13:6Jeremiah 13:7Jeremiah 15:15Jeremiah 16:2Jeremiah 17:23Jeremiah 20:5Jeremiah 20:10Jeremiah 23:31Jeremiah 25:9Jeremiah 25:15Jeremiah 25:17Jeremiah 25:28Jeremiah 27:20Jeremiah 28:3Jeremiah 28:10Jeremiah 29:6Jeremiah 29:22Jeremiah 32:11Jeremiah 32:14+ 40 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel — 65×
Ezekiel 1:4Ezekiel 3:10Ezekiel 3:14Ezekiel 4:1Ezekiel 4:3Ezekiel 4:9Ezekiel 5:1Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:3Ezekiel 5:4Ezekiel 8:3Ezekiel 10:6Ezekiel 10:7Ezekiel 15:3Ezekiel 16:16Ezekiel 16:17Ezekiel 16:18Ezekiel 16:20Ezekiel 16:32Ezekiel 16:39Ezekiel 16:61Ezekiel 17:3Ezekiel 17:5Ezekiel 17:12Ezekiel 17:13+ 40 more in Ezekiel
Hosea — 9×
Hosea 1:2Hosea 1:3Hosea 2:9Hosea 4:11Hosea 10:6Hosea 11:3Hosea 13:11Hosea 14:2+ 1 more in Hosea
Joel — 1×
Joel 3:5
Amos — 6×
Amos 5:11Amos 5:12Amos 6:13Amos 7:15Amos 9:2Amos 9:3
Jonah — 1×
Jonah 4:3
Micah — 2×
Micah 1:11Micah 2:9
Zephaniah — 2×
Zeph 3:2Zeph 3:7
Haggai — 1×
Haggai 2:23
Zechariah — 7×
Zech 6:10Zech 6:11Zech 11:7Zech 11:10Zech 11:13Zech 11:15Zech 14:21
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 2:13

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