Quick Definition
to capture
Strong's Definition
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: [idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.
TWOT Reference: 1115
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to capture, take, seize
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to capture, seize
1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.)
1a3) to take (by lot)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to capture, take, seize
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to capture, seize
1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.)
1a3) to take (by lot)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לָכַד
lâkad
BDB Definition:
1) to capture, take, seize
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to capture, seize
1a2) to capture (of men) (figuratively)
1a3) to take (by lot)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be captured
1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (figuratively)
1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1115
Total KJV Occurrences: 117