וָ/אֶקַּ֞ח

𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤇

vaeqach

and-I-took

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

H3947

Deuteronomy 1:15 · Word #1

Lexicon H3947

Lemmaלָקַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤒𐤇
Transliterationlâqach
Strong'sH3947
In-contextand-I-took

Morphology HC/Vqw1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3947-77

and I took

Morphological NotesHC/Vqw1cs: conjunction waw with consecutive force + Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 1st person common singular of לָקַח. Denotes a completed past action in narrative sequence, performed by the speaker.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) first person common singular, indicating a simple past narrative action performed by the speaker: "and I took." The rendering preserves the core sense of the root לקח as an active act of taking or receiving, without adding nuance from other stems.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לקח (taking, receiving, grasping, seizing, acquiring)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4457-01 bemeleqachayim with the pair of grasping-tongs
H3947-01 beqachetekhe when you take
H3947-02 beqacheto in his taking him

Word Usage (967 occurrences of H3947)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:15 וַ/יִּקַּ֛ח vayiqach and took
Genesis 2:21 וַ/יִּקַּ֗ח vayiqach and he took
Genesis 2:22 לָקַ֥ח laqach he had taken
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