Lâkad — H3920

Definition

verb

to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere

1. to capture, take, seize
1. (Qal)
1. to capture, seize
2. to capture (of men) (fig.)
3. to take (by lot)
2. (Niphal)
1. to be captured
2. to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
3. (Hithpael) to grasp each other

Usually translated as

take, catch, be frozen, be holden, stick together, at all

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• agreúō (G64)
• harpázō (G726)
• deiknýō (G1166)
• endeíknymi (G1731)
• katalambánō (G2638)
• katéchō (G2722)
• klēronoméō (G2816)
• klēróō (G2820)
• kratéō (G2902)
• kyrieúō (G2961)
• lanchánō (G2975)
• lambánō (G2983)
• patássō (G3960)
• syllambánō (G4815)
• synéchō (G4912)

Occurrences

Lâkad occurs 121 times in 112 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (21), Judges (13), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (8), Nehemiah (1), Job (4), Psalms (3), Proverbs (4), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (21), Lamentations (1), Daniel (2), Amos (2), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (1)

• Numbers 21:32 — And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took (וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ) the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.
• Numbers 32:39 — And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took (וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֑הָ) it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
• Numbers 32:41 — And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד) the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.
• Numbers 32:42 — And Nobah went and took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד) Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
• Deuteronomy 2:34 — And we took (וַנִּלְכֹּ֤ד) all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
• Deuteronomy 2:35 — Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took (לָכָֽדְנוּ).
• Deuteronomy 3:4 — And we took (וַנִּלְכֹּ֤ד) all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
• Joshua 6:20 — So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took (וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ) the city.
• Joshua 7:14 — In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh (יִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּ) shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
• Joshua 7:14 — In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take (יִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּה) shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
• Joshua 7:14 — In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take (יִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּ) shall come man by man.
• Joshua 7:15 — And it shall be, that he that is taken (הַנִּלְכָּ֣ד) with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
• Joshua 7:16 — So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken (וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד):
• Joshua 7:17 — And he brought the family of Judah; and he took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֕ד) the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
• Joshua 7:17 — And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken (וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד):
• Joshua 7:18 — And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken (וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד).
• Joshua 8:19 — And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took (וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ) it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
• Joshua 8:21 — And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken (לָכַ֤ד) the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
• Joshua 10:1 — Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken (לָכַ֨ד) Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
• Joshua 10:28 — And that day Joshua took (לָכַ֨ד) Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
• Joshua 10:32 — And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took (וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙) it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
• Joshua 10:35 — And they took (וַֽיִּלְכְּד֜וּהָ) it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
• Joshua 10:37 — And they took (וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָ) it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
• Joshua 10:39 — And he took (וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּ) it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
• Joshua 10:42 — And all these kings and their land did Joshua take (לָכַ֥ד) at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Joshua 11:10 — And Joshua at that time turned back, and took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד) Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
• Joshua 11:12 — And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take (לָכַ֧ד), and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
• Joshua 11:17 — Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took (לָכַ֔ד), and smote them, and slew them.
• Joshua 15:16 — And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh (וּלְכָדָ֑הּ) it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
• Joshua 15:17 — And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took (וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ) it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
• Joshua 19:47 — And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took (וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ) it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
• Judges 1:8 — Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken (וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ) it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
• Judges 1:12 — And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh (וּלְכָדָ֑הּ) it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
• Judges 1:13 — And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took (וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙) it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
• Judges 1:18 — Also Judah took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד) Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
• Judges 3:28 — And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took (וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּ) the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
• Judges 7:24 — And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take (וְלִכְד֤וּ) before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
• Judges 7:24 — And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took (וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ) the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
• Judges 7:25 — And they took (וַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּ) two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
• Judges 8:12 — And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֞ד) the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
• Judges 8:14 — And caught (וַיִּלְכָּד) a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
• Judges 9:45 — And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took (וַיִּלְכֹּד֙) the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
• Judges 9:50 — Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took (וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ) it.
• Judges 12:5 — And the Gileadites took (וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד) the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
• Judges 15:4 — And Samson went and caught (וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד) three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
• 1 Samuel 10:20 — And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken (וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד).
• 1 Samuel 10:21 — When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken (וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד), and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
• 1 Samuel 10:21 — When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken (וַיִּלָּכֵד֙): and when they sought him, he could not be found.
• 1 Samuel 14:41 — Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken (וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד): but the people escaped.
• 1 Samuel 14:42 — And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken (וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד).