וַ/יִּקַּח֙

𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇

vayiqach

and 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

Judges 3:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H3947

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

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms 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 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3947-89

and he took

Morphological NotesQal stem, waw-consecutive (wayyiqtol) imperfect 3rd masculine singular from לָקַח. The prefixed waw with dagesh forte in י marks the converted imperfect used for sequential past narrative.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal wayyiqtol (Vqw3ms), indicating a simple active action in the narrative past: "and he took." The rendering preserves the core sense of physically or figuratively taking or grasping, while accurately reflecting third person masculine singular in the Hebrew form.

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Words from Root לקח (taking, grasping, receiving, 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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