יִקָּ֑חוּ
𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅
yiqachu
will-be-taken
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.
Isaiah 39:7 · Word #7
Lexicon H3947
| Lemma | לָקַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤒𐤇 |
| Transliteration | lâqach |
| Strong's | H3947 |
| In-context | will-be-taken |
Morphology HVqi3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H3947-125
they will take
| Root | לקח (l-q-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to take, grasp, receive, seize, acquire |
| Semantic Range | to take or grasp physically, to receive, to seize, to acquire (e.g., a wife or land), to fetch, to carry away, to accept |
| Conceptual Significance | לָקַח is a foundational verb of acquisition and relational taking in Scripture—used of taking wives, taking offerings, taking up covenant obligations, or taking captives—often marking decisive human or divine action within covenantal and historical events. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. One occurrence reflects Niphal imperfect 3mp in the dataset, which would carry a passive/reflexive nuance ("they will be taken"), but the dominant form is Qal active. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form יִקָּחוּ is Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, from לָקַח. The rendering "they will take" preserves the simple active sense of the Qal stem and reflects the masculine plural subject and imperfect (incomplete/future) aspect. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לקח (to take, grasp, receive, seize, acquire)
| 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 |