Strongs Number: H3920
- Hebrew Word
- לָכַד
- Transliteration
- lâkad
- Phonetic
- law-kad'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to catch (in a {net} trap or pit); generally to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively to cohere
- BDB Definition
-
1. to capture, take, seize
a. (Qal)
1. to capture, seize
2. to capture (of men) (fig.)
3. to take (by lot)
b. (Niphal)
1. to be captured
2. to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
c. (Hithpael) to grasp each other
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- X-(idiom) at {all} catch ({self}) be {frozen} be {holden} stick {together} take.