לָקַט (H3950) — Hebrew Lexicon

לָקַט

𐤋𐤒𐤈

lâqaṭ

H3950 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To pick up or gather (objects, produce, or remnants) from the ground or a surface, especially what is left behind, dropped, or scattered. Extends to the act of gleaning in fields after the harvest, referring to collecting remains of crops not gathered by primary harvesters. Used metaphorically in some contexts to indicate purposeful collection or assembling of items or people.

Semantic Range

to pick up from the ground, to gather together, to glean after reapers, to collect remnants or scattered items, to assemble or gather people (metaphorically)

Root / Etymology

Root: לקט (l-q-ṭ). The root conveys the idea of collecting, gathering, or picking up. The verb לָקַט derives directly from this root and usually refers to the physical act of gathering scattered items, particularly crops or remnants.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, לָקַט typically appears in agricultural contexts, especially regarding the practice of gleaning—collecting leftover produce after the harvest (e.g., Levitical instructions protecting the poor and resident foreigner in Lev 19:9-10; Ruth 2). While its basic meaning remains stable throughout the biblical period, gleaning became a significant social institution during the monarchic and later periods as a symbol of social justice. The verb also occasionally takes on broader senses of gathering objects, substances (e.g., manna in Exod 16:16-18), or people for specific purposes. Later translations (such as the Septuagint and Vulgate) often render it with terms for collecting or gathering, while English translations range from 'glean' (in agricultural context) to 'gather' (in more general settings). Context informs which nuance is intended, with 'glean' connoting specifically the post-harvest activity linked to social and legal customs in ancient Israelite society. Related roots such as אָסַף (’āsaf, to gather/assemble more generally) or קָצַר (qāṣar, to reap/harvest) are semantically adjacent but emphasize different aspects of the agricultural process.

Translation Consistency

primary "gather" 28 occurrences

"Gather" is the most natural, widely applicable English verb that covers the full semantic range of לָקַט — picking up items from the ground, collecting remnants or produce, gleaning after reapers, and metaphorical assembling of people. It is more common in modern usage than the more specific "glean," yet still captures the harvest/collection sense, supporting consistent rendering across all forms.

Alternatives (9 occurrences):

"gleaned" (3x) "me glean" (2x) "glean" (2x) "picked up" (1x) "who gleans" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean; gather (up), glean.

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Root Family

לקט (l-q-ṭ) — pick up, gather, glean

Root לקט to pick up, gather, glean

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3219	יַלְקוּט	and in the gathering-pouch
H3951	לֶקֶט	and gleanings-of

Word Forms

23 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H3950-11`	תְלַקֵּֽט	telaqet	`HVpi2ms`	you shall gather	you will glean	you will gather	4
`H3950-05`	לְ/לַקֵּ֣ט	lelaqet	`HR/Vpc`	to glean	to gather up	to gather up	3
`H3950-16`	וַ/יְלַקֵּ֣ט	vayelaqet	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and gathered	and he gleaned	and he gathered	3
`H3950-19`	וְ/לָֽקְטוּ֙	velaqetu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and gathered	and they gleaned	and they gathered	2
`H3950-06`	לִ/לְקֹ֑ט	lileqot	`HR/Vqc`	to gather	to glean	to gather	2
`H3950-08`	לִקֵּ֔טָה	liqetah	`HVpp3fs`	she had gleaned	she gleaned	she gathered	2
`H3950-10`	מְלַקְּטִים֙	melaqetim	`HVprmpa`	are gathering	gleaning ones	gathering ones	2
`H3950-09`	לִקְט֣וּ	liqetu	`HVqv2mp`	gather	gather up, you (masc. pl.)	gather up, you (masc. pl.)	2
`H3950-15`	וַ/תְּלַקֵּ֣ט	vatelaqet	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and she gleaned	and she gleaned	and she gleaned	2
`H3950-17`	וַֽ/יִּלְקְט֔וּ	vayileqetu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they gathered	and they picked up	and they gathered	2
`H3950-07`	לִקַּ֤טְתְּ	liqatete	`HVpp2fs`	did you glean	you gathered up	you gleaned	1
`H3950-20`	וְ/לִ/לְקֹ֖ט	velileqot	`HC/R/Vqc`	and to gather	and to glean	and to gather	1
`H3950-03`	לָקָֽטוּ	laqatu	`HVqp3cp`	they gathered	they gleaned	they gathered	1
`H3950-01`	אֲלַקֳטָה	alaqotah	`HVph1cs`	let me glean	let me glean	let me glean	1
`H3950-18`	וַ/יִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּ	vayitelaqetu	`HC/Vtw3mp`	and gathered themselves	they gathered themselves together	and they gathered themselves together	1
`H3950-22`	יִלְקְט֖וּ	yileqetu	`HVqi3mp`	they gather	they glean	they gather	1
`H3950-12`	תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ	teluqetu	`HVPi2mp`	will be gathered	you will be gathered up	you will be gathered up	1
`H3950-13`	תִּלְקְטֻ֑/הוּ	tileqetuhu	`HVqi2mp/Sp3ms`	you shall gather it	you will glean it	you will gather it	1
`H3950-23`	יִלְקֹט֑וּ/ן	yileqotun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	they gather	they glean	they gather	1
`H3950-02`	כִּ/מְלַקֵּ֥ט	kimelaqet	`HR/Vprmsa`	as one gleaning	like a gleaning-one	as one who gleans	1
`H3950-14`	וַ/אֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה	vaalaqotah	`HC/Vph1cs`	and glean	and let me glean	and let me glean	1
`H3950-04`	לָֽקְט֥וּ	laqetu	`HVqp3cp`	they gathered	they gleaned	they gathered	1
`H3950-21`	וְ/לִקְּטָ֖ה	veliqetah	`HC/Vpq3fs`	and she may glean	and she gathered up	and she may glean	1

Occurrences in Scripture

37 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H3950-09`	Genesis 31:46	לִקְט֣וּ	liqetu	`HVqv2mp`	gather	gather up, you (masc. pl.)	gather up, you (masc. pl.)
`H3950-16`	Genesis 47:14	וַ/יְלַקֵּ֣ט	vayelaqet	`HC/Vpw3ms`	And Joseph gathered	and he gleaned	and he gathered
`H3950-19`	Exodus 16:4	וְ/לָֽקְטוּ֙	velaqetu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall gather	and they gleaned	and they gathered
`H3950-22`	Exodus 16:5	יִלְקְט֖וּ	yileqetu	`HVqi3mp`	they gather	they glean	they gather
`H3950-09`	Exodus 16:16	לִקְט֣וּ	liqetu	`HVqv2mp`	Gather	gather up, you (masc. pl.)	gather up, you (masc. pl.)
`H3950-17`	Exodus 16:17	וַֽ/יִּלְקְט֔וּ	vayileqetu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they gathered	and they picked up	and they gathered
`H3950-03`	Exodus 16:18	לָקָֽטוּ	laqatu	`HVqp3cp`	they gathered	they gleaned	they gathered
`H3950-17`	Exodus 16:21	וַ/יִּלְקְט֤וּ	vayileqetu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they gathered	and they picked up	and they gathered
`H3950-04`	Exodus 16:22	לָֽקְט֥וּ	laqetu	`HVqp3cp`	they gathered	they gleaned	they gathered
`H3950-13`	Exodus 16:26	תִּלְקְטֻ֑/הוּ	tileqetuhu	`HVqi2mp/Sp3ms`	you shall gather it	you will glean it	you will gather it
`H3950-06`	Exodus 16:27	לִ/לְקֹ֑ט	lileqot	`HR/Vqc`	to gather	to glean	to gather
`H3950-11`	Leviticus 19:9	תְלַקֵּֽט	telaqet	`HVpi2ms`	you shall gather	you will glean	you will gather
`H3950-11`	Leviticus 19:10	תְלַקֵּ֑ט	telaqet	`HVpi2ms`	you shall gather	you will glean	you will gather
`H3950-11`	Leviticus 23:22	תְלַקֵּ֑ט	telaqet	`HVpi2ms`	you-shall-gather	you will glean	you will gather
`H3950-19`	Numbers 11:8	וְ/לָֽקְט֜וּ	velaqetu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and gathered	and they gleaned	and they gathered
`H3950-10`	Judges 1:7	מְלַקְּטִים֙	melaqetim	`HVprmpa`	gathering	gleaning ones	gathering ones
`H3950-18`	Judges 11:3	וַ/יִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּ	vayitelaqetu	`HC/Vtw3mp`	and gathered themselves	they gathered themselves together	and they gathered themselves together
`H3950-16`	1 Samuel 20:38	וַ/יְלַקֵּ֞ט	vayelaqet	`HC/Vpw3ms`	picked up	and he gleaned	and he picked up
`H3950-05`	2 Kings 4:39	לְ/לַקֵּ֣ט	lelaqet	`HR/Vpc`	to gather	to gather up	to gather up
`H3950-16`	2 Kings 4:39	וַ/יְלַקֵּ֥ט	vayelaqet	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and gathered	and he gleaned	and he gathered
`H3950-02`	Isaiah 17:5	כִּ/מְלַקֵּ֥ט	kimelaqet	`HR/Vprmsa`	as one gleaning	like a gleaning-one	as one who gleans
`H3950-12`	Isaiah 27:12	תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ	teluqetu	`HVPi2mp`	will be gathered	you will be gathered up	you will be gathered up
`H3950-10`	Jeremiah 7:18	מְלַקְּטִ֣ים	melaqetim	`HVprmpa`	are gathering	gleaning ones	gathering ones
`H3950-23`	Psalms 104:28	יִלְקֹט֑וּ/ן	yileqotun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	they gather	they glean	they gather
`H3950-20`	Song of Songs 6:2	וְ/לִ/לְקֹ֖ט	velileqot	`HC/R/Vqc`	and to gather	and to glean	and to gather
`H3950-14`	Ruth 2:2	וַ/אֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה	vaalaqotah	`HC/Vph1cs`	and glean	and let me glean	and let me glean
`H3950-15`	Ruth 2:3	וַ/תְּלַקֵּ֣ט	vatelaqet	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and she gleaned	and she gleaned	and she gleaned
`H3950-01`	Ruth 2:7	אֲלַקֳטָה	alaqotah	`HVph1cs`	let me glean	let me glean	let me glean
`H3950-06`	Ruth 2:8	לִ/לְקֹט֙	lileqot	`HR/Vqc`	to glean	to glean	to gather
`H3950-05`	Ruth 2:15	לְ/לַקֵּ֑ט	lelaqet	`HR/Vpc`	to glean	to gather up	to gather up
`H3950-11`	Ruth 2:15	תְּלַקֵּ֖ט	telaqet	`HVpi3fs`	let her glean	you will glean	let her glean
`H3950-21`	Ruth 2:16	וְ/לִקְּטָ֖ה	veliqetah	`HC/Vpq3fs`	and she may glean	and she gathered up	and she may glean
`H3950-15`	Ruth 2:17	וַ/תְּלַקֵּ֥ט	vatelaqet	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and she gleaned	and she gleaned	and she gleaned
`H3950-08`	Ruth 2:17	לִקֵּ֔טָה	liqetah	`HVpp3fs`	she had gleaned	she gleaned	she gathered
`H3950-08`	Ruth 2:18	לִקֵּ֑טָה	liqetah	`HVpp3fs`	she had gleaned	she gleaned	she gathered
`H3950-07`	Ruth 2:19	לִקַּ֤טְתְּ	liqatete	`HVpp2fs`	did you glean	you gathered up	you gleaned
`H3950-05`	Ruth 2:23	לְ/לַקֵּ֔ט	lelaqet	`HR/Vpc`	to glean	to gather up	to gather up

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