KJV dictionary & concordance
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:22
Complete exact-word concordance
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
And they couet fields and take them by violence: and houses, and take them away: so they oppresse a man and his house, euen a man and his heritage.
1611 marginal noteOr, defraude.
1611 marginal noteIsa. 5.8.
¶ In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
¶ In that day shall one take vp a parable against you, and lament with a dolefull lamentation, and say, We be vtterly spoiled: hee hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he remoued it from me? turning away hee hath diuided our fields.
1611 marginal noteHeb. with a lamentation of lamentations.
1611 marginal noteOr, instead of restoring.
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
Prophecie ye not, say they, to them that prophecie: they shall not prophecie to them, that they shall not take shame.
1611 marginal noteOr, prophecie not, as they prophecie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. drop, &c.
1611 marginal noteIsa. 30.10.
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
Thou shalt eate, but not be satisfied, and thy casting downe shall be in the midst of thee, and thou shalt take holde, but shalt not deliuer: & that which thou deliuerest, will I giue vp to the sword.
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Historical English dictionary sources
to entrap, ensnare, catch.
