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1 Kings 18:31

“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

לָקַחlâqach · law-kakh'
H3947 · Hebrew

Definition: to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: 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.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּקַּ֣ח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 967 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:15 Genesis 2:21 Genesis 2:22 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 3:6

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לָקַח here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.