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It denotes the act of seizing or capturing items from an enemy, often used to describe the spoils of battle. In a broader sense, it can also refer to anything taken or captured, emphasizing the act of acquisition through force or conquest.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, warfare was a common means of expanding territory and influence. The spoils of war, or "malqowach," were considered a legitimate reward for victory and were often distributed among the victors. This practice was not only a means of wealth acquisition but also a way to provide for soldiers and their families. The concept of taking plunder was deeply embedded in the socio-political fabric of the time, reflecting the harsh realities of survival and dominance in the ancient world.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">מַלְקוֺחַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Isaiah 49:25</sup> <font size="+1"><b>booty, prey</b></font> (compare <font class="hebrew2">לָקַח</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>9</b></font>); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הֲיֻקַּח מִגִּבּוֺר מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-24.htm">Isaiah 49:24</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שְׁבִי</font>), compare <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-25.htm">Isaiah 49:25</a> ("" <em>id.</em>); <a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-26.htm">Numbers 31:26</a> ("" <em>id.</em>), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-11.htm">Numbers 31:11</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שָׁלָל</font>), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-12.htm">Numbers 31:12</a> ("" id. + <font class="hebrew2">שְׁבִי</font>, i.e. here, only, distinguished from captives), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-32.htm">Numbers 31:32</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יֶתֶר</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַבָּ֔ז</font>), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-27.htm">Numbers 31:27</a>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">מַלְקוֺחַ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>jaw</b></font> (as <em>taking, seizing</em> food); — dual suffix <font class="hebrew2">וּלְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a> <em>and my tongue is made to cleave to my jaws</em>, i.e. my gums. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>booty, jaws, prey <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm">laqach</a>; transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken) -- booty, jaws, prey. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm">laqach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ המלקוח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ ומלקוח מַלְק֑וֹחַ מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ מַלְקוֹחָ֑י מלקוח מלקוחי ham·mal·qō·w·aḥ hammalKoach hammalqōwaḥ mal·qō·w·aḥ mal·qō·w·ḥāy malKoach malkoChai malqōwaḥ malqōwḥāy ū·mal·qō·w·aḥ umalKoach ūmalqōwaḥ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/31-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 31:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־ <b> הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ </b> בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and all <span class="itali">the prey,</span> both of man<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all the spoil, <span class="itali">and all the prey,</span> [both] of men<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the spoil and all <span class="itali">the prey</span> of man beast<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/31-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 31:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשְּׁבִ֧י וְאֶת־ <b> הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ </b> וְאֶת־ הַשָּׁלָ֖ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the captives <span class="itali">and the prey</span> and the spoil<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the captives, <span class="itali">and the prey,</span> and the spoil,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Israel the captives <span class="itali">and the prey</span> and the spoil to<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/31-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 31:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֣ת רֹ֤אשׁ <b> מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ </b> הַשְּׁבִ֔י בָּאָדָ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a count <span class="itali">of the booty</span> that was captured,<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the sum <span class="itali">of the prey</span> that was taken,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> take and the heads <span class="itali">of the booty</span> was captured of man<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/31-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 31:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־ <b> הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ </b> בֵּ֚ין תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and divide <span class="itali">the booty</span> between<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And divide <span class="itali">the prey</span> into two parts;<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and divide <span class="itali">the booty</span> between took<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/31-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 31:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיְהִי֙ <b> הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ </b> יֶ֣תֶר הַבָּ֔ז</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Now the booty</span> that remained<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the booty,</span> [being] the rest<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/31-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become <span class="itali">and the booty</span> the rest of the prey<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/22-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 22:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּ֣ק <b> מַלְקוֹחָ֑י </b> וְֽלַעֲפַר־ מָ֥וֶת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cleaves <span class="itali">to my jaws;</span> And You lay<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cleaveth <span class="itali">to my jaws;</span> and thou hast brought<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/22-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and my tongue cleaves <span class="itali">to my jaws</span> the dust of death<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/49-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 49:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֲיֻקַּ֥ח מִגִּבּ֖וֹר <b> מַלְק֑וֹחַ </b> וְאִם־ שְׁבִ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Can the prey</span> be taken<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Shall the prey</span> be taken<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be taken the mighty <span class="itali">the prey</span> Or the captives<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/49-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 49:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גִבּוֹר֙ יֻקָּ֔ח <b> וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ </b> עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will be taken <span class="itali">away, And the prey</span> of the tyrant<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be taken away, <span class="itali">and the prey</span> of the terrible<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the mighty will be taken <span class="itali">and the prey</span> of the tyrant will be rescued<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4455.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4455.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4455<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammalkoach_4455.htm">ham·mal·qō·w·aḥ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/malkoach_4455.htm">mal·qō·w·aḥ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/malkochai_4455.htm">mal·qō·w·ḥāy — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umalkoach_4455.htm">ū·mal·qō·w·aḥ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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