What Does “Lay hold” Mean in the Bible?
To grab, to take with the hand. Jacob was born holding on to his brother’s heel.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 25:26
What the Bible says
Genesis 25:26
Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “hold”