וּ/לְכָדָֽ/הּ
𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤃/𐤄
lâkad
and he will capture it
To capture, seize, or take possession of a person, animal, territory, city, or object—typically through force, stratagem, or ensnarement. The verb denotes various processes of apprehension, whether in literal contexts (such as capturing cities or individuals, trapping animals or birds) or metaphorical uses (as in the heart or mind being captured by an idea, or 'taken' by deception or emotion). At times, it signifies the process of selecting or designating (as by lot).
Jeremiah 38:3 · Word #12
Lexicon H3920
| Lemma | לָכַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤊𐤃 |
| Transliteration | lâkad |
| Strong's | H3920 |
| Definition | To capture, seize, or take possession of a person, animal, territory, city, or object—typically through force, stratagem, or ensnarement. The verb denotes various processes of apprehension, whether in literal contexts (such as capturing cities or individuals, trapping animals or birds) or metaphorical uses (as in the heart or mind being captured by an idea, or 'taken' by deception or emotion). At times, it signifies the process of selecting or designating (as by lot). |
Morphology HC/Vqq3ms/Sp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he will capture it |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3920-17
and he captured her
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential perfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; prefixed conjunction ו |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal sequential perfect 3ms expresses simple active action in past narrative sequence, here with a 3fs pronominal suffix. "Captured" preserves the root sense of seizing or taking possession, and "her" reflects the feminine singular object. |
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