מַלְקוֹחַ (malqôaḥ) is a Hebrew noun meaning booty. It appears 8 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4455).

Also rendered

• jaw
• prey

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1124c)

Root family 1124: לָקַח lāqaḥ — take (get, fetch), lay hold of (seize), receive, acquire (buy), bring, marry (take a wife), snatch (take away)

• לָקַח lāqaḥ — take
• לֶקַח leqaḥ — learning
• מֶלְקָחַיִם melqāḥayim — tongs
• מִקָּח miqqāḥ — a taking
• מַקָּחָה maqqāḥâ — ware

See it in Scripture

Opens the free KJ3 Bible Reader with Hebrew interlinear.

← Back to all 8,640 words

Or search the interactive lexicon →