H4727 H4727
taking, receiving (especially the acceptance of bribes or corrupt payment)
This noun denotes taking or receiving, particularly in the context of accepting bribes. In 2 Chronicles 19:7, King Jehoshaphat instructs judges that there is no injustice with the Lord, 'nor taking of bribes'. The term emphasizes the act of receiving or accepting, especially when ethically problematic. The construct form links directly to 'bribe' (shochad), making the corruption explicit. Translations render this variously as 'taking of bribes', 'receiving bribes', or 'partiality'.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The act of taking or receiving, specifically the acceptance of bribes in judicial contexts. Jehoshaphat's charge to judges warns against corruption—God judges justly and accepts no bribes, so neither should His representatives. The term focuses on the receiving end of bribery, the judge's culpable action of accepting corrupt payment. Spanish 'ni recibir' emphasizes the prohibition of receiving. 1×
AR["وَلاَ-أَخْذُ-"]·ben["আর-নেওয়া-"]·DE["[ומקח]"]·EN["and-taking-of-"]·FR["[ומקח]"]·heb["ו-מקח"]·HI["और-लेना-"]·ID["dan-menerima"]·IT["[ומקח]"]·jav["lan-nampani-"]·KO["그리고-뇌물"]·PT["e-aceitar-de"]·RU["и-принятия-"]·ES["ni-recibir"]·SW["wala-kupokea-"]·TR["ve-almak-"]·urd["اور-رشوت"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [מִקָּח] n.[m.] a taking, receiving;—cstr. מִקַּח־שֹׁחַד 2 Ch 19:7 a taking of a bribe.