לָכַד
lâkad · law-kad'
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
- to catch (in a net, trap or pit)
- generally, to capture or occupy
- also, to choose (by lot)
- figuratively, to cohere
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › the open hand that covers › the doorway, the way in
Authority, the one who leads of the open hand that covers of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לָכַד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
121 occurrences · 121 OT · 0 NT · 89 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and took12 · 13%
- was taken12 · 13%
- took11 · 12%
- shall be taken6 · 7%
- and they took5 · 5%
- and take5 · 5%
- and he took4 · 4%
- and taken4 · 4%
- shall take3 · 3%
- had taken3 · 3%
- is taken3 · 3%
- take2 · 2%
- which took2 · 2%
- and taketh2 · 2%
- to take2 · 2%
- and had taken2 · 2%
- and he shall take2 · 2%
- and we took2 · 2%
- taken2 · 2%
- and have taken2 · 2%
- and caught2 · 2%
- and it shall be, that he that is taken1 · 1%
- taketh1 · 1%
- straight before him, and they took1 · 1%
- which we took1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.