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לקח

לקח

Hebrew

Noun

לֶקַח (lékakh) m

  1. A lesson, a moral.
  2. Cake.

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Verb

לָקַח (lakákh) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָקַחַת, present לוֹקֵחַ, future ייקח \ יִקַּח, imperative קַח, passive counterpart לוקח \ לֻקַּח)

  1. To take (grasp with the hands).
  2. To take (carry somewhere).
  3. To take (get possession of).
  4. To take (last or expend an amount of time).
  5. To take (ingest or inject a drug).
  6. To take (enroll in a course of study).
  7. To take (capture a photograph).

Usage notes

  • Unlike English take, לקח is not typically used as a light verb; for example, “to take a shower” is simply התקלח (hitkaléakh) or התרחץ (hitrakhétz).

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