קְחִ֥י
𐤒𐤇𐤉
qechi
Take
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 47:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H3947
| Lemma | לָקַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤒𐤇 |
| Transliteration | lâqach |
| Strong's | H3947 |
| In-context | Take |
Morphology HVqv2fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3947-58
Take!
| Root | לקח (l-q-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | take, grasp, seize, receive, acquire, fetch |
| Semantic Range | to take physically, seize, grasp, capture, receive, accept, acquire (including a wife), fetch, bring, carry away |
| Conceptual Significance | לָקַח is a foundational verb of acquisition and relational transition in Scripture—used for taking a wife, taking possession, or YHWH taking a people or individual. It often marks decisive action, transfer, or covenantal movement initiated by the subject. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular (HVqv2fs). Simple active stem; direct command addressed to one female individual. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal imperative, 2nd feminine singular, from לָקַח, expressing a direct command to one woman to take or grasp something. "Take!" preserves the root idea of actively grasping or receiving, while the imperative force and feminine singular address are reflected in the grammatical identification of the command. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לקח (take, grasp, seize, receive, acquire, fetch)
| 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 |