This is the 1000th most frequent Hebrew word.
לוקח
"Taking" or "takes."
Here, 'לוקח' is used in its basic form, indicating the act of taking something physically.
הוא לוקח את הספר מהמזנון.
He takes the book from the counter.
In this sentence, 'לוקח' is used idiomatically, meaning to consider or account for something.
אני תמיד לוקח בחשבון את עצתה.
I always take her advice into account.
Here, 'לוקח' is used impersonally to express the passage or required duration of time.