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take

Meaning of “take”

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
874 occurrences830 verses56 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:22

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Showing verses 1–10 of 13 · 15 word occurrences in this result

Proverbs 2:19
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 2:19 · retained source text

None that goe vnto her, returne againe, neither take they hold of the pathes of life.

Proverbs 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:5 · retained source text

Her feete goe downe to death: her steps take hold on hell.

1611 marginal noteChap.7.27.

Proverbs 5:22
¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:22 · retained source text

¶ His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the coards of his sinnes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sinne.

Proverbs 6:25
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:25 · retained source text

Lust not after her beautie in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

1611 marginal noteMat.5.28.

Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:27 · retained source text

Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?

Proverbs 20:16
take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:16 · retained source text

Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

1611 marginal noteChap. 27.13.

Proverbs 25:4
take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 25:4 · retained source text

Take away the drosse from the siluer, and there shall come foorth a vessell for the finer.

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Where “take” appears

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Genesis53 occurrences
50 verses
Exodus61 occurrences
60 verses
Leviticus59 occurrences
56 verses
Numbers53 occurrences
50 verses
Deuteronomy43 occurrences
43 verses
Joshua20 occurrences
19 verses
Judges12 occurrences
12 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel29 occurrences
27 verses
2 Samuel15 occurrences
14 verses
1 Kings24 occurrences
23 verses
2 Kings29 occurrences
29 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Chronicles7 occurrences
7 verses
Ezra4 occurrences
4 verses
Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job24 occurrences
24 verses
Psalms28 occurrences
28 verses
Proverbs15 occurrences
13 verses
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah48 occurrences
43 verses
Jeremiah52 occurrences
49 verses
Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse
Ezekiel61 occurrences
50 verses
Daniel6 occurrences
6 verses
Hosea10 occurrences
9 verses
Amos9 occurrences
9 verses
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah5 occurrences
4 verses
Nahum3 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk3 occurrences
3 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai2 occurrences
2 verses
Zechariah9 occurrences
8 verses
Malachi3 occurrences
3 verses
Matthew35 occurrences
33 verses
Mark26 occurrences
26 verses
Luke27 occurrences
27 verses
John20 occurrences
20 verses
Acts16 occurrences
16 verses
Romans3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Corinthians7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews4 occurrences
4 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter2 occurrences
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation8 occurrences
7 verses

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