What does לָקַט (lāqaṭ) mean in the Bible?
לָקַט (lāqaṭ): Gathering by picking up scattered items; theologically significant for covenant care of the poor through gleaning practices.
Hebrew · H3950
לָקַט
Properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather ; specifically, to glean
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לָקַט H3950
Pronunciation lāqaṭ
What does לָקַט (lāqaṭ) mean in the Bible?
לָקַט (lāqaṭ): Gathering by picking up scattered items; theologically significant for covenant care of the poor through gleaning practices.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3950?
The BSB source-word alignment has 37 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or gather (3), and glean (2), Gather (2), gathered (2), she had gleaned (2).
Where does לָקַט (lāqaṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:46. Its strongest book concentrations include Ruth (12), Exodus (9), Leviticus (3), 2 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or gather 3× Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22
and glean 2× Ruth 2:2, Ruth 2:8
Gather 2× Genesis 31:46, Jeremiah 7:18
gathered 2× Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21
she had gleaned 2× Ruth 2:17, Ruth 2:18
to gather 2× Exodus 16:27, 2 Kings 4:39
to glean 2× Ruth 2:15, Ruth 2:23
and gather 1× Exodus 16:4
and gathered it 1× Numbers 11:8
and gleaned 1× Ruth 2:3
and to gather 1× Song Of Solomon 6:2
as one gleans 1× Isaiah 17:5
as they gather 1× Exodus 16:5
collected 1× Genesis 47:14
did you glean 1× Ruth 2:19
for her to gather 1× Ruth 2:16
gathered around 1× Judges 11:3
have gathered [the scraps] 1× Judges 1:7
is to gather 1× Exodus 16:16
let me glean 1× Ruth 2:7
picked up the arrow 1× 1 Samuel 20:38
she gathers 1× Ruth 2:15
So Ruth gathered grain 1× Ruth 2:17
Some gathered 1× Exodus 16:17
they gather it up 1× Psalms 104:28
they gathered 1× Exodus 16:22
which he gathered 1× 2 Kings 4:39
will be gathered 1× Isaiah 27:12
you may gather 1× Exodus 16:26
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:46 לִקְט֣וּ to Gather Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Genesis 47:14 וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט to collected Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 16:4 וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ to and gather Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Exodus 16:5 יִלְקְט֖וּ to as they gather Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 16:16 לִקְט֣וּ to is to gather Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Exodus 16:17 וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ to Some gathered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 16:18 לָקָֽטוּ׃ to gathered Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Exodus 16:21 וַיִּלְקְט֤וּ to gathered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 16:22 לָֽקְט֥וּ to they gathered Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Exodus 16:26 תִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּ to you may gather Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:46
Aligned rows 37
Books represented 12
Genesis 2 Exodus 9 Leviticus 3 Numbers 1 Judges 2 Ruth 12 1 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
לִקְט֣וּ 2x liq·ṭū Genesis 31:46, Exodus 16:16
תְלַקֵּ֑ט 2x ṯə·laq·qêṭ Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22
אֲלַקֳטָה־ 1x ’ă·la·qo·ṭāh- Ruth 2:7
וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה 1x wa·ʾă·la·qoṭ·ṭå̄h Ruth 2:2
וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט 1x way·laq·qêṭ Genesis 47:14
וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט 1x way·laq·qêṭ 1 Samuel 20:38
וַיְלַקֵּ֥ט 1x way·laq·qêṭ 2 Kings 4:39
וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ 1x way·yil·qə·ṭū Exodus 16:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 47:14, 1 Samuel 20:38, 2 Kings 4:39
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 3x Ruth 2:15, Ruth 2:23, 2 Kings 4:39
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Ruth 2:3, Ruth 2:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 2x Exodus 16:4, Numbers 11:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Exodus 16:17, Exodus 16:21
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Exodus 16:27, Ruth 2:8
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 2x Judges 1:7, Jeremiah 7:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gathering by picking up scattered items; theologically significant for covenant care of the poor through gleaning practices.
Source Gloss
properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather ; specifically, to glean
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Gathering by picking up scattered items; theologically significant for covenant care of the poor through gleaning practices.
properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean BDB: pick Usage: gather (up), glean.
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 16
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 10×
Imperfect Lev 19:9 · Lev 19:10 · Lev 23:22 · Ruth 2:15 4×
Perfect Ruth 2:17 · Ruth 2:18 · Ruth 2:19 3×
Participle active Jer 7:18 · Judg 1:7 2×
Cohortative Ruth 2:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Sequential imperfect Exod 16:16 · Gen 31:46 2×
Perfect Exod 16:18 · Exod 16:22 2×
Imperfect Exod 16:5 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Imperfect Isa 27:12 1×
Word Origins
לָקַט 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