3950. laqat

Lexicon

laqat: To gather, to glean, to collect

Original Word: לָקַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: laqat
Pronunciation: lah-KAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (law-kat')
Definition: To gather, to glean, to collect
Meaning: to pick up, to gather, to glean

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

gather up, glean

A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean -- gather (up), glean.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to pick or gather up, glean
NASB Translation
gather (15), gathered (8), glean (8), gleaned (4), gleaning (1), picked (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[לָקַט] verb pick or gather up, specifically glean ( Late Hebrew id. and נָקַט; Arabic pick up (as a bird, grains, etc.); Aramaic לְקַט, and נְקַט; ; Mandean לגט (Nö^{M 54}, also on Talmud נקט); compare Assyrian lakâtu Dl^{HWB 385} (but ט = t?)); —

Qal Perfect3plural לָֽקְטוּ Exodus 16:22; Numbers 11:8, ׳וְל consecutive Exodus 16:4, לָקָ֑טוּ Exodus 16:18; Imperfect3masculine plural יִלְקְטוּ Exodus 16:5, יִלְקֹט֑וּן Psalm 104:28, וַיִּלְקְטוּ Exodus 16:17,21; 2masculine plural suffix תִּלְקְטֻהוּ Exodus 16:26; Imperative masculine plural לִקְטוּ Genesis 31:46; Exodus 16:16; Infinitive construct לִלְקֹט Exodus 16:27 2t.; —

1 pick up, gather, with accusative, stones Genesis 31:46 (J), lilies Songs 6:2; usually the manna: Exodus 16:4,5,26 (J), Exodus 16:21; Exodus 16:22 (P); followed by מִן partitive Exodus 16:16 (P); so absolute Exodus 16:27; Numbers 11:8 ( both J E ), Exodus 16:17,18 (P); of animals gathering food תִּתֵּן לָהֶם יִלְקֹט֑וּן Psalm 104:28.

2 specifically glean, absolute, Ruth 2:8 (with בְּ local; usually Pi`el in this sense ).

Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular וְלִקְּטָה consecutive Ruth 2:16, לִקֵּ֑טָה Ruth 2:17,18; 2feminine singular לִקַּטְתְּ Ruth 2:19; Imperfect וַיְלַקִּט Genesis 47:14 2t.; 3 feminine singular תְּלַקִּט Ruth 2:15, ׳וַתּ Ruth 2:3,17; 2masculine singular תְּלַקִּט Leviticus 19:9 2t.; 1 singular אֲלַקֳּטָה Ruth 2:2,7 (compare Ba^{NB 152, 489}); Infinitive construct לְלַקִּט Ruth 2:15 2t.; Participle מְלַקִּט Isaiah 17:5, plural מְלַקְּטִים Judges 1:7; Jeremiah 7:18; —

1 gather, gather up, fallen grapes, Leviticus 19:10 (H), arrows 1 Samuel 20:38, (fire-)wood Jeremiah 7:18; absolute (food from ground) Judges 1:7 (compare GFM); = pick, pick off, 2 Kings 4:39 (twice in verse) (+ מִן of source ).

2 figurative collect (money) Genesis 47:14 (J).

3 specifically glean, after the reapers, usually absolute Ruth 2:3,7 ("" אָסַף), Ruth 2:17 (all with בְּ local), Ruth 2:15 (בֵּין location), Ruth 2:19 (adverb location), also Ruth 2:2 (where בְּ may be local or partitive, compare Be), also Ruth 2:15; Ruth 2:16; Ruth 2:23; with accusative Isaiah 17:5 (שִׁבֳּלִים, simile of devastation of land; "" אָסַף קָצִיר), Ruth 2:17,18; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb לֶקֶט Leviticus 19:9 = Leviticus 23:22 (H).

Pu`al Imperfect2masculine plural תְּלֻקְּטוּ Isaiah 27:12 ye shall be picked up (of Israel under figure of grains or berries, after the threshing process of ׳יs judgment).

Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְלַקְּטוּ Judges 11:3 and there collected themselves worthless men unto (אֶל) Jephthah (were raked together GFM).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1533 (eisago): To bring in, to lead in
• G4816 (sullego): To collect, to gather together
• G4863 (sunago): To gather together, to assemble
• G4962 (sustello): To draw together, to contract

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of gathering and assembling, often used in the New Testament to describe the gathering of people or the collection of items, paralleling the Hebrew concept of לָקַט (laqat).

Usage: The verb לָקַט (laqat) is used in the context of gathering or collecting, often referring to the act of gleaning in fields, picking up scattered items, or assembling people or things.

Context: • לָקַט (laqat) appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often associated with the practice of gleaning, which was a provision for the poor and the stranger in Israelite society. This practice allowed them to collect leftover crops from the fields after the main harvest had been gathered. The term is used in several key passages:
• Ruth 2:2-3 (BSB): "And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, 'Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.' 'Go ahead, my daughter,' Naomi replied. So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters."
• Leviticus 19:9-10 (BSB): "When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God."
• Exodus 16:4-5 (BSB): "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.'"
• The concept of לָקַט (laqat) extends beyond agricultural contexts to include the gathering of people or assembling of items, as seen in various narratives and laws.
• The act of gleaning, as described in the Hebrew Bible, reflects a divine mandate for social justice and care for the marginalized, emphasizing the community's responsibility to provide for those in need.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲלַקֳטָה־ אלקטה־ וְלִלְקֹ֖ט וְלִקְּטָ֖ה וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ וַאֲלַקֳטָ֣ה וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט וַיְלַקֵּ֥ט וַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּ וַיִּלְקְט֤וּ וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט וַתְּלַקֵּ֥ט ואלקטה וילקט וילקטו ויתלקטו וללקט ולקטה ולקטו ותלקט יִלְקְט֖וּ יִלְקֹט֑וּן ילקטו ילקטון כִּמְלַקֵּ֥ט כמלקט לְלַקֵּ֑ט לְלַקֵּ֔ט לְלַקֵּ֣ט לִלְקֹ֑ט לִלְקֹט֙ לִקְט֣וּ לִקֵּ֑טָה לִקֵּ֔טָה לִקַּ֤טְתְּ לָֽקְט֥וּ לָקָֽטוּ׃ ללקט לקטה לקטו לקטו׃ לקטת מְלַקְּטִ֣ים מְלַקְּטִים֙ מלקטים תְּלַקֵּ֖ט תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ תְלַקֵּ֑ט תְלַקֵּֽט׃ תִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּ תלקט תלקט׃ תלקטהו תלקטו ’ă·la·qo·ṭāh- ’ălaqoṭāh- alakotah kim·laq·qêṭ kimlakKet kimlaqqêṭ lā·qā·ṭū lā·qə·ṭū laKatu lakeTu lāqāṭū lāqəṭū lə·laq·qêṭ lelakKet ləlaqqêṭ likKatt likKetah likTu lil·qōṭ lilKot lilqōṭ liq·qaṭt liq·qê·ṭāh liq·ṭū liqqaṭt liqqêṭāh liqṭū mə·laq·qə·ṭîm melakkeTim məlaqqəṭîm tə·laq·qêṭ ṯə·laq·qêṭ tə·luq·qə·ṭū telakKet təlaqqêṭ ṯəlaqqêṭ telukkeTu təluqqəṭū til·qə·ṭu·hū tilkeTuhu tilqəṭuhū vaalakoTah vaiyilkeTu vaiyitlakkeTu vattelakKet vaylakKet velakeTu velikkeTah velilKot wa’ălaqoṭāh wa·’ă·la·qo·ṭāh wat·tə·laq·qêṭ wattəlaqqêṭ way·laq·qêṭ way·yil·qə·ṭū way·yiṯ·laq·qə·ṭū waylaqqêṭ wayyilqəṭū wayyiṯlaqqəṭū wə·lā·qə·ṭū wə·lil·qōṭ wə·liq·qə·ṭāh wəlāqəṭū wəlilqōṭ wəliqqəṭāh yil·qə·ṭū yil·qō·ṭūn yilkeTu yilkoTun yilqəṭū yilqōṭūn

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:46
HEB: יַעֲקֹ֤ב לְאֶחָיו֙ לִקְט֣וּ אֲבָנִ֔ים וַיִּקְח֥וּ
NAS: to his kinsmen, Gather stones.
KJV: unto his brethren, Gather stones;
INT: Jacob to his kinsmen Gather stones took

Genesis 47:14
HEB: וַיְלַקֵּ֣ט יוֹסֵ֗ף אֶת־
NAS: Joseph gathered all the money
KJV: And Joseph gathered up all the money
INT: gathered Joseph all

Exodus 16:4
HEB: וְיָצָ֨א הָעָ֤ם וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ דְּבַר־ י֣וֹם
NAS: shall go out and gather a day's
KJV: shall go out and gather a certain rate
INT: shall go and the people and gather portion A day's

Exodus 16:5
HEB: עַ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־ יִלְקְט֖וּ י֥וֹם ׀ יֽוֹם׃
NAS: as much as they gather daily.
KJV: and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
INT: as much gather daily day

Exodus 16:16
HEB: צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לִקְט֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אִ֖ישׁ
NAS: has commanded, 'Gather of it every
KJV: hath commanded, Gather of it every man
INT: has commanded the LORD Gather of it every

Exodus 16:17
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃
NAS: so, and [some] gathered much
KJV: did so, and gathered, some more,
INT: the sons of Israel and gathered much and little

Exodus 16:18
HEB: לְפִֽי־ אָכְל֖וֹ לָקָֽטוּ׃
NAS: every man gathered as much
KJV: had no lack; they gathered every man
INT: much to his eating gathered

Exodus 16:21
HEB: וַיִּלְקְט֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ בַּבֹּ֣קֶר
NAS: They gathered it morning by morning,
KJV: And they gathered it every morning,
INT: gathered morning morning

Exodus 16:22
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗י לָֽקְט֥וּ לֶ֙חֶם֙ מִשְׁנֶ֔ה
NAS: day they gathered twice as much
KJV: day they gathered twice
INT: day the sixth gathered bread twice

Exodus 16:26
HEB: שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים תִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּ וּבַיּ֧וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֛י
NAS: days you shall gather it, but on the seventh
KJV: days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh
INT: Six days shall gather day the seventh

Exodus 16:27
HEB: מִן־ הָעָ֖ם לִלְקֹ֑ט וְלֹ֖א מָצָֽאוּ׃
NAS: went out to gather, but they found
KJV: day for to gather, and they found
INT: some of the people to gather none found

Leviticus 19:9
HEB: קְצִֽירְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תְלַקֵּֽט׃
NAS: nor shall you gather the gleanings
KJV: of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings
INT: of your harvest nor gather

Leviticus 19:10
HEB: כַּרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙
NAS: nor shall you gather the fallen fruit
KJV: thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather [every] grape
INT: of your vineyard nor gather the needy the stranger

Leviticus 23:22
HEB: קְצִירְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙
NAS: nor gather the gleaning
KJV: when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning
INT: of your harvest nor gather the needy and the alien

Numbers 11:8
HEB: שָׁטוּ֩ הָעָ֨ם וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְטָחֲנ֣וּ בָרֵחַ֗יִם
NAS: would go about and gather [it] and grind
KJV: went about, and gathered [it], and ground
INT: go the people and gather and grind millstones

Judges 1:7
HEB: מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּ מְלַקְּטִים֙ תַּ֣חַת שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י
NAS: cut off used to gather up [scraps] under
KJV: cut off, gathered [their meat] under my table:
INT: cut become to gather up under my table

Judges 11:3
HEB: בְּאֶ֣רֶץ ט֑וֹב וַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּ אֶל־ יִפְתָּח֙
NAS: fellows gathered themselves about
KJV: of Tob: and there were gathered vain
INT: the land of Tob gathered about Jephthah

Ruth 2:2
HEB: נָּ֤א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַאֲלַקֳטָ֣ה בַשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים אַחַ֕ר
NAS: to the field and glean among the ears of grain
KJV: to the field, and glean ears of corn
INT: Please to the field and glean the ears after

Ruth 2:3
HEB: וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ וַתָּבוֹא֙ וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֖י
NAS: and went and gleaned in the field
KJV: and came, and gleaned in the field
INT: departed and went and gleaned the field after

Ruth 2:7
HEB: וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲלַקֳטָה־ נָּא֙ וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י
NAS: Please let me glean and gather
KJV: And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather
INT: said glean Please and gather

Ruth 2:8
HEB: אַל־ תֵּלְכִי֙ לִלְקֹט֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה אַחֵ֔ר
NAS: Do not go to glean in another
KJV: Go not to glean in another
INT: not go to glean field another

Ruth 2:15
HEB: וַתָּ֖קָם לְלַקֵּ֑ט וַיְצַו֩ בֹּ֨עַז
NAS: When she rose to glean, Boaz commanded
KJV: And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz
INT: rose to glean commanded Boaz

Ruth 2:15
HEB: בֵּ֧ין הָֽעֳמָרִ֛ים תְּלַקֵּ֖ט וְלֹ֥א תַכְלִימֽוּהָ׃
NAS: saying, Let her glean even
KJV: saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves,
INT: among the sheaves her glean not insult

Ruth 2:16
HEB: הַצְּבָתִ֑ים וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם וְלִקְּטָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִגְעֲרוּ־
NAS: and leave [it] that she may glean, and do not rebuke
KJV: for her, and leave [them], that she may glean [them], and rebuke
INT: the bundles and leave may glean not rebuke

Ruth 2:17
HEB: וַתְּלַקֵּ֥ט בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה עַד־
NAS: So she gleaned in the field until
KJV: So she gleaned in the field
INT: gleaned the field until

37 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3950
37 Occurrences

’ă·la·qo·ṭāh- — 1 Occ.
kim·laq·qêṭ — 1 Occ.
lā·qā·ṭū — 1 Occ.
lā·qə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
lə·laq·qêṭ — 3 Occ.
liq·qaṭt — 1 Occ.
liq·qê·ṭāh — 2 Occ.
liq·ṭū — 2 Occ.
lil·qōṭ — 2 Occ.
mə·laq·qə·ṭîm — 2 Occ.
ṯə·laq·qêṭ — 4 Occ.
tə·luq·qə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
til·qə·ṭu·hū — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·la·qo·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
way·yil·qə·ṭū — 2 Occ.
way·yiṯ·laq·qə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·laq·qêṭ — 2 Occ.
way·laq·qêṭ — 3 Occ.
wə·lā·qə·ṭū — 2 Occ.
wə·liq·qə·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lil·qōṭ — 1 Occ.
yil·qə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
yil·qō·ṭūn — 1 Occ.