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of, take, carry away, take away <BR> 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept <BR> 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon <BR> 1a6) to fetch <BR> 1a7) to take, lead, conduct <BR> 1a8) to take, capture, seize <BR> 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be captured <BR> 1b2) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1b3) to be taken, brought unto <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to be taken from or out of <BR> 1c2) to be stolen from <BR> 1c3) to be taken captive <BR> 1c4) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto <BR> 1d2) to be taken out of <BR> 1d3) to be taken away <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) <BR> 1e1) to take hold of oneself <BR> 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3947 -- Occurrence 118 of 965">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּקַּ֧ח<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyikkach_3947.htm" title="vai·yik·Kach: took -- Occurrence 42 of 204.">way-yiq-qaḥ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And took</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised'<BR> 1) the son of Jacob by Leah <BR> 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob <BR> 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah <BR> 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon <BR> 5) a Levite in Ezra's time <BR> 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah <BR> 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah <BR> 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah">3063</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3063 -- Occurrence 6 of 818">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוּדָ֛ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yehudah_3063.htm" title="ye·hu·Dah: now Judah -- Occurrence 5 of 681.">yə-hū-ḏāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Judah</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 135 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אִשָּׁ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ishshah_802.htm" title="'ish·Shah: A wife -- Occurrence 18 of 147.">’iš-šāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a wife</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6147.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6147: Er = 'awake'<BR> 1) the eldest son of Judah <BR> 2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah">6147</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6147.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6147 -- Occurrence 2 of 10">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְעֵ֣ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leer_6147.htm" title="le·'Er: Er -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">lə-‘êr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for Er</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-l | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1060: 1) firstborn, firstling <BR> 1a) of men and women <BR> 1b) of animals <BR> 1c) noun of relation (fig.)">1060</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1060 -- Occurrence 8 of 119">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּכוֹר֑וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bechoro_1060.htm" title="be·cho·Ro;: his firstborn -- Occurrence 3 of 10.">bə-ḵō-w-rōw;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his firstborn</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name <BR> 1a) name <BR> 1b) reputation, fame, glory <BR> 1c) the Name (as designation of God) <BR> 1d) memorial, monument">8034</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8034 -- Occurrence 103 of 864">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּשְׁמָ֖הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ushemah_8034.htm" title="u·she·Mah: name -- Occurrence 4 of 10.">ū-šə-māh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and her name [was]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person feminine singular">Conj-w | N-msc | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8559: Tamar = 'palm-tree' <BR> n pr f <BR> 1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah <BR> 2) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David <BR> 3) daughter of Absalom <BR> n pr loc <BR> 4) a place on the southern border of Gad">8559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8559 -- Occurrence 1 of 24">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תָּמָֽר׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tamar_8559.htm" title="ta·Mar.: Tamar -- Occurrence 1 of 18.">tā-mār.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Tamar</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - feminine singular">N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script 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class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6147.htm" title="le·'er: Er -- 6147: two men of Judah">לְעֵ֣ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1060.htm" title="be·cho·v·rov;: his firstborn -- 1060: first-born">בְּכֹורֹ֑ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="u·she·mah: name -- 8034: a name">וּשְׁמָ֖הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8559.htm" title="ta·mar.: Tamar -- 8559: daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea ">תָּמָֽר׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/38.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3063.htm" title="Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw') -- Judah">And Judah</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="laqach (law-kakh') -- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing)">took</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">a wife</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6147.htm" title="Er (ayr) -- Er">for Er</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1060.htm" title="bkowr (bek-ore') -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling)">his firstborn</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="shem (shame) -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report">whose name</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8559.htm" title="Tamar (taw-mawr') -- Tamar">was Tamar</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/38.htm">בראשית 38:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֧ח יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְעֵ֣ר בְּכֹורֹ֑ו וּשְׁמָ֖הּ תָּמָֽר׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/38.htm">בראשית 38:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויקח יהודה אשה לער בכורו ושמה תמר׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/38.htm">בראשית 38:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויקח יהודה אשה לער בכורו ושמה תמר׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/38.htm">בראשית 38:6 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויקח יהודה אשה לער בכורו ושמה תמר׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/38-6.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/38.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name <i>was</i> Tamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">took.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/21-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 21:21</span> And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 24:3</span> And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the …</a></p><p class="hdg">Tamar.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/1-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 1:3</span> And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/38-6.htm">Genesis 38:6</a> • 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