Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From לָקַח (lakákh, to take) + חֵלֶק (khélek, a part, a piece); hence literally "to take part". Presumably influenced by analogous expressions in other languages.

Verb edit

לָקַח חֵלֶק (lakákh khélek) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To take part: to participate, to be a part of.

Conjugation edit

See conjugation at לָקַח (lakákh).