וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ
To take (in the widest variety of applications) · a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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לָקַח H3947 to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
What does וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ (vayyiqqach beyado) mean in the Bible?
לָקַח · יָד is a Hebrew word meaning "to take (in the widest variety of applications)".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 357×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 8×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 8×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×
Qal passive 3×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 378 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)