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Strong's H3950 לָקַט (laqat)

Laqat means “glean” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3950 — parorgismos (“wrath”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3950
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 12

Strong's H3950 Quick Answer

Strong's H3950 לָקַט (laqat) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. laqat (law-kat') v. 1. (properly) to pick up 2. (generally) to gather It has 34 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include gather, gathered, glean, gleaned, and gathereth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
laqat (law-kat') v. 1. (properly) to pick up 2. (generally) to gather
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
gather, gathered, glean, gleaned, and gathereth

Meaning and Definition

laqat (law-kat') v. 1. (properly) to pick up 2. (generally) to gather 3. (specifically) to glean [a primitive root] KJV: gather (up), glean.

Original Word
לָקַט
Transliteration
laqat
Derivation
Root: לקט
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3950. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to gather

Usage: 1) to pick up, gather, glean, gather up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pick up, gather 1a2) to glean 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to gather, gather up 1b2) to collect (money) 1b3) to glean 1c) (Pual) to be picked up 1d) (Hithpael) to collect oneself

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How Strong's H3950 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render laqat, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Gather Genesis 31:46 14× gathered Genesis 47:14 10× glean Ruth 2:2 gleaned Ruth 2:3 gathereth Isaiah 17:5

How Strong's H3950 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3950 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3950 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:46 KJV

And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

Genesis 47:14 KJV

And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

Exodus 16:4 KJV

Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3950.

Genesis 31:46 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Genesis 47:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
Exodus 16:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
Exodus 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
Exodus 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Exodus 16:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
Exodus 16:18 Old Testament, KJV
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Exodus 16:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
Exodus 16:22 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
Exodus 16:26 Old Testament, KJV
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
Exodus 16:27 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
Leviticus 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
Leviticus 19:10 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 23:22 Old Testament, KJV
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
Numbers 11:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
Judges 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
Judges 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
Ruth 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Ruth 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Ruth 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
Ruth 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
Ruth 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
Ruth 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
Ruth 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
Ruth 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
Ruth 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Ruth 2:23 Old Testament, KJV
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
1 Samuel 20:38 Old Testament, KJV
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
2 Kings 4:39 Old Testament, KJV
And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
Psalms 104:28 Old Testament, KJV
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Song of Solomon 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Isaiah 17:5 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
Isaiah 27:12 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
Jeremiah 7:18 Old Testament, KJV
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3950, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 9 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 10 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3950 FAQ

What does laqat (לָקַט) mean?

Laqat (Strong's H3950) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "glean". laqat (law-kat') v. 1. (properly) to pick up 2. (generally) to gather

How many times is laqat (לָקַט) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H3950 across 12 books.

Where can I study laqat (לָקַט) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3950 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate laqat (לָקַט)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gather, gathered, glean, gleaned, and gathereth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.