Taking
מִקָּחStrong’s H4727miqqach (miq-qach)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Miqqach is the Hebrew word usually translated “taking of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.”
Meaning
- Taking, accepting, receiving (of a bribe)
How it's translated
- and taking of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מִקָּח miqqach · taking
taking, accepting, receiving (of a bribe)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “taking” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TA'KING, participle present
tense Receiving; catching; getting possession; apprehending.
- adjective Alluring; attracting.
All definitions and other forms of “taking”
TA'KING, noun
The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
- Agitation; distress of mind.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.