What does לָחַם · לָכַד mean in the Bible?
לָחַם · לָכַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to fight / capture".
Hebrew · H3898, H3920
לָחַם / לָכַד
To feed on ; figuratively, to consume ; by implication, to battle (as destruction) · to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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לָחַם H3898 to feed on ; figuratively, to consume ; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Pronunciation lāḥam
To consume or devour, either literally as food or figuratively as destructive conflict and warfare.
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לָכַד H3920 to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
Pronunciation lakad
Capture through entrapment or restraint; extends from physical trapping to seizure of persons, places, and abstract coercion.
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What does לָחַם / לָכַד (lāḥam / lāḵaḏ) mean in the Bible?
לָחַם · לָכַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to fight / capture".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3898, H3920?
H3898, H3920 is connected to 298 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to fight / capture
Source Gloss
to fight / capture
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 59
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 52×
Perfect 1Chr 18:10 · 1Kgs 14:19 · 1Kgs 22:46 · 2Chr 20:29 · 2Chr 27:5 · 2Kgs 13:12 · 2Kgs 14:15 · 2Kgs 14:28 · 2Sam 8:10 · Isa 30:32 · Isa 63:10 · Josh 10:14 · Josh 10:42 · Judg 9:17 · Judg 11:25 · Num 21:26 24×
Participle active 1Sam 17:19 · 1Sam 23:1 · 1Sam 25:28 · 1Sam 28:15 · 1Sam 31:1 · 2Kgs 6:8 · 2Kgs 19:8 · Exod 14:25 · Isa 37:8 · Jer 21:2 · Jer 21:4 · Jer 34:1 · Jer 34:7 · Josh 10:25 · Judg 9:45 15×
Imperfect 1Kgs 22:31 · 2Chr 11:4 · 2Chr 18:30 · Deut 1:42 · Jer 32:5 · Deut 1:30 · Exod 14:14 · Neh 4:14 · 1Kgs 20:23 · Zech 14:14 10×
Jussive 2Chr 13:12 1×
Sequential imperfect Exod 17:9 1×
Infinitive absolute Judg 11:25 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Participle active Ps 56:2 · Ps 56:3 2×
Sequential imperfect Prov 9:5 · Ps 35:1 2×
Perfect Prov 4:17 1×
Jussive Prov 23:6 1×
Imperfect Ps 141:4 1×
Word Origins
לָחַם / לָכַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain