What does לָכַד · λαμβάνω mean in the Bible?
לָכַד · λαμβάνω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to seize or capture in battle".
Hebrew · H3920, G2983
לָכַד
To catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere · while is more violent, to seize or remove))
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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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λαμβάνω G2983 while is more violent, to seize or remove))
Pronunciation lambánō
To take or receive, with metaphorical extension to receiving intangible things like words, testimony, or eternal life.
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What does לָכַד (lakad) mean in the Bible?
לָכַד · λαμβάνω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to seize or capture in battle".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3920, G2983?
H3920, G2983 is connected to 121 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to seize or capture in battle
Source Gloss
to seize or capture in battle
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 3 Aligned forms 40
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 18×
Perfect 1Sam 14:47 · 2Chr 15:8 · 2Chr 17:2 · 2Kgs 17:6 · Amos 3:4 · Josh 8:21 · Josh 10:1 · Josh 10:28 · Josh 10:42 · Josh 11:12 · Josh 11:17 · 2Sam 12:27 · Deut 2:35 13×
Imperfect 2Chr 32:18 · Jer 5:26 · 2Sam 12:28 · Amos 3:5 4×
Participle active Job 5:13 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 20×
Perfect 1Kgs 16:18 · 2Kgs 18:10 · Jer 38:28 · Jer 48:1 · Jer 48:41 · Jer 50:2 · Jer 51:31 · Jer 51:41 · Ps 9:16 · Jer 50:24 · Lam 4:20 · Prov 6:2 13×
Imperfect Eccl 7:26 · Isa 24:18 · Jer 48:44 · Jer 6:11 · Prov 11:6 · Jer 48:7 · Jer 50:9 7×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×
Imperfect Job 38:30 · Job 41:9 2×
Word Origins
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