Strong's Lexicon laqash: To gather, collect, glean Original Word: לָקַשׁ Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of gathering or collecting can be related to Greek terms such as "συνάγω" (synagō - Strong's Greek 4863), which means to gather together or assemble. Usage: The Hebrew verb "laqash" primarily means to gather or collect, often in the context of harvesting or gleaning. It conveys the action of bringing together scattered items, typically crops or produce, after the main harvest has been completed. This term is used in the context of agricultural practices in ancient Israel, where gleaning was an important activity for the poor and needy, allowing them to collect leftover grains or produce from the fields. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and economy. The practice of gleaning was embedded in the Mosaic Law, which commanded landowners to leave the corners of their fields unharvested and not to pick up what was dropped during the harvest. This was a provision for the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the foreigner (Leviticus 19:9-10, Deuteronomy 24:19-21). Gleaning allowed these groups to gather food for themselves, promoting social justice and community care. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from leqesh Definition to take the second crop, to take everything NASB Translation glean (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [לָקַשׁ] verb only Pi`el3masculine plural, probably denominative from לֶקֶשׁ = take the aftermath, i.e. take everything (Wetzst in DeHiob 26, 6) (> Buhl II. לקשׁ, compare Arabic לשׁד (√ of following, compare Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance gather A primitive root; to gather the after crop -- gather. Forms and Transliterations יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ ילקשו׃ yə·laq·qê·šū yelakKeshu yəlaqqêšūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Job 24:6 HEB: וְכֶ֖רֶם רָשָׁ֣ע יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ NAS: in the field And glean the vineyard KJV: in the field: and they gather the vintage INT: the vineyard of the wicked and glean 1 Occurrence |
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schnell zusammenraffen [compare Lane2668]); — despoil; וְכֶרֶם רָשָׁע יְלֵַקּשׁוּ ׃ 
suck, lick (Ethiopic 
butter); so Thes and on 
