Hebrew · H3947, H1471 · unreviewed

לָקַחַת לוֹ גוֹי

To take (in the widest variety of applications) · a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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לָקַח H3947 to take (in the widest variety of applications)

Pronunciation laqach

Foundational action verb of acquisition and possession; encompasses receiving, seizing, and appropriating across contexts from physical to relational.

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גּוֹי H1471 a foreign nation ; hence, a Gentile ; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

Pronunciation gwōy

Ethnic or national group distinct from Israel; carries covenantal exclusivity when applied to non-Israelites as Gentiles

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What does לָקַחַת לוֹ גוֹי (laqachat lo goy) mean in the Bible?

לָקַח · גּוֹי is a Hebrew word meaning "to take, receive, claim; a nation or people".

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Meaning

to take, receive, claim; a nation or people

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×

Imperfect 1Sam 2:14 · 1Sam 2:15 · 1Sam 8:11 · 1Sam 8:13 · 1Sam 8:14 · 1Sam 8:16 · 2Kgs 20:18 · Deut 10:17 · Deut 22:13 · Deut 23:1 · Deut 24:1 · Deut 24:5 · Exod 21:10 · Exod 33:7 · Ezek 18:8 · Ezek 46:18 120×

Perfect 1Chr 4:18 · 1Chr 7:15 · 1Chr 18:8 · 1Kgs 4:15 · 1Kgs 7:8 · 1Kgs 14:26 · 1Kgs 20:34 · 1Sam 25:43 · 2Chr 11:20 · 2Chr 12:9 · 2Chr 16:6 · 2Chr 36:4 · 2Kgs 13:25 · 2Kgs 23:34 · 2Kgs 24:7 · 2Kgs 25:15 109×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 21:23 · 1Kgs 11:31 · 1Kgs 19:4 · 1Kgs 22:26 · 1Sam 9:3 · 1Sam 17:17 · 1Sam 21:10 · 1Sam 26:11 · 2Kgs 5:15 · 2Kgs 5:23 · 2Kgs 8:8 · 2Kgs 9:17 · 2Kgs 13:15 · 2Kgs 13:18 · 2Sam 20:6 · Esth 6:10 100×

Participle active 2Kgs 2:3 · 2Kgs 2:5 · 2Sam 4:6 · Amos 5:12 · Deut 27:25 · Ezek 24:16 · Ezek 37:19 · Ezek 37:21 · Gen 19:14 · Gen 27:46 · Prov 9:7 11×

Jussive 2Kgs 12:6 · Gen 14:24 · 2Sam 19:31 · 2Sam 24:22 · Lev 25:36 · Ps 51:13 · 2Kgs 12:8 7×

Infinitive absolute Deut 31:26 · Ezek 24:5 · Jer 32:14 · Zech 6:10 4×

Infinitive construct 2Kgs 12:9 · Jer 5:3 · Jer 17:23 3×

Cohortative 1Sam 4:3 · Isa 56:12 2×

Participle passive Prov 24:11 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 8×

Perfect Gen 3:23 · Isa 52:5 · Isa 53:8 · Judg 17:2 · Gen 2:23 · Gen 3:19 · Jer 48:46 7×

Imperfect Isa 49:25 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 8×

Perfect 1Sam 4:11 · 1Sam 4:22 · Ezek 33:6 · 1Sam 4:17 4×

Infinitive construct 1Sam 4:19 · 1Sam 4:21 2×

Imperfect 2Kgs 2:9 · 2Sam 23:6 2×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×

Participle active Exod 9:24 · Ezek 1:4 2×

Qal passive 3×

Participle passive 2Kgs 2:10 1×

Jussive Gen 18:4 1×

Imperfect Job 28:2 1×

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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