Take in Hebrew is לָקַח (lakákh).
It can also be said קיבל, קבל, or נשא, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
take
/ˈteɪ̯k/ /ˈteːk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for take as a verb.
to get into one's hands or control
- לָקַחלקחlakákh
to get into one's possession
- לָקַחלקחlakákh
to receive or accept
- קיבלkibél
- קִבֵּלקבלkibél
to carry
- נָשָׂאנשאnasamasculine
to choose
- בָּחַרבחרbakhár
to gain a position by force
- תָּפַסתפסtafasmasculine
to last or expend (an amount of time)
- לָקַחלקחlakákhmasculine
- נִמְשַׁךְנמשךnimshákhmasculine
These are the Hebrew words for take as a noun.
profit
- שָׁלַלשללshalalmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- רווחrevachmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
act of taking
- לקיחהlekichafeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word לָקַח.
- Written with vowel points
- לָקַח
- Written without vowel points
- לקח
- Said
- lakákh
- Its meanings in English
- take, to take
These English words share a Hebrew word with take.
These words come before and after take in the list.
These are the questions people ask about take in Hebrew.
How do you say take in Hebrew?
take in Hebrew is לָקַח, said lakákh. Without vowel points it is written לקח.
What are other Hebrew words for take?
Besides לקח, take can be said קיבל (kibél), קִבֵּל (kibél), נָשָׂא (nasa), בָּחַר (bakhár), or תָּפַס (tafas), depending on the meaning.
What else does לקח mean in English?
Besides take, לקח can mean to take.
How is take pronounced in English?
take is pronounced /ˈteɪ̯k/, /ˈteːk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry take and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.