Strong's Lexicon laqat: To gather, to glean, to collect Original Word: לָקַט Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "laqat" is "συλλέγω" (syllego - Strong's Greek 4816), which also means to gather or collect. Usage: The Hebrew verb "laqat" primarily means to gather or collect, often used in the context of gathering crops or gleaning in the fields. It conveys the action of picking up or collecting items, typically after the main harvest has been completed. This term is frequently associated with the practice of gleaning, where the poor and needy would collect leftover crops from the fields. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the practice of gleaning was an important social and economic provision for the poor, widows, and foreigners. According to the Mosaic Law, landowners were instructed not to harvest the corners of their fields completely and to leave behind any sheaves that were accidentally dropped, so that the less fortunate could gather food for themselves (Leviticus 19:9-10, Deuteronomy 24:19-21). This practice not only provided sustenance for the needy but also fostered a sense of community responsibility and compassion. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina 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 (NöM 54, also on Talmud נקט); compare Assyrian lakâtu DlHWB 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 BaNB 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). 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. 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 yilqōṭūnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Exodus 16:4 Exodus 16:5 Exodus 16:16 Exodus 16:17 Exodus 16:18 Exodus 16:21 Exodus 16:22 Exodus 16:26 Exodus 16:27 Leviticus 19:9 Leviticus 19:10 Leviticus 23:22 Numbers 11:8 Judges 1:7 Judges 11:3 Ruth 2:2 Ruth 2:3 Ruth 2:7 Ruth 2:8 Ruth 2:15 Ruth 2:15 Ruth 2:16 Ruth 2:17 37 Occurrences |
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