No. 1,000 in Hebrew
לוקח
"Taking" or "takes."
In a sentence
הוא לוקח את הספר מהמזנון.
He takes the book from the counter.
Here, 'לוקח' is used in its basic form, indicating the act of taking something physically.
אני תמיד לוקח בחשבון את עצתה.
I always take her advice into account.
In this sentence, 'לוקח' is used idiomatically, meaning to consider or account for something.
לפעמים לוקח זמן להתרגל לשינויים.
Sometimes, it takes time to get used to changes.
Here, 'לוקח' is used impersonally to express the passage or required duration of time.
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