הָלַךְ

ha.lakh · to go: went

Hebrew · Strong's H1980 · Verb · Sounds like: haw-lak' · 1,549 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to go: went H1980G · a Meaning of 944
  • to go: walk H1980I 329
  • to go: follow H1980N · a Meaning of 82
  • to go: come! H1980K · a Meaning of 53
  • to go: come H1980H · a Meaning of 49
  • to go: continue H1980L · a Meaning of 41
  • to go: take H1980J · a Meaning of 37
  • to go: journey H1980M · a Meaning of 11
  • to go: send H1980O · a Meaning of 3

Strong's dictionary

akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
הָלַךְ 1546 vb. go, come, walk
Qal Impf. usually (629 t.) as if from ילך
I. lit.
1. of persons
2. Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations
3. in like manner of inanimate things
4. The inf. abs. is often used
a. as in other vbs., quite independently
b. to intensify meaning of finite form
c. most noteworthy is the joining of the Inf. abs.
(1). with a following Inf. abs. denoting a simutaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance
(2). with a foll. vb. fin. c. ו consec. (rare)
(3). in cases where vb. fin. is foll. by Inf. abs. adj. denoting progress, advance
(4). twice, where vb. fin. is not הלך, but another vb. denoting motion
(5). quite by itself
(6). 13 t. the Inf. abs. = Imv. & is followed by Pf. consec.
d. akin to the use of Inf. abs. are some instances of Pt.
5. In combination with other verbal forms
II. Fig.; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident:
1. pass away, die
2. live (‘walk’), in general
3. of moral and religious life
4. other fig. uses
Pi. (chiefly poet. and late)
1. walk in or with a throng
2. also of walking about = living
3. depart, go entirely away
4. fig. of mode of life, action, etc.
Hithp. walk, walk about, move to and fro
Hiph.
1. lead, bring
2. lead away
3. carry, bring
4. fig. of influence on character
5.
a. cause to walk, go
b. cause to flow, run
c. cause to depart, retire, go back

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:39 וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

  2. 1 Chronicles 4:42 הָלְכוּ֙ ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:15 הָלַ֔ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jehozadak went into captivity, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:4 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

  5. 1 Chronicles 11:9 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

  6. 1 Chronicles 11:9 הָל֣וֹךְ ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

  7. 1 Chronicles 12:20 בְּלֶכְתּ֣וֹ be.lekh.To · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh.

  8. 1 Chronicles 15:25 הַהֹֽלְכִ֗ים ha.ho.le.Khim · An -ing word: simple action

    So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

  9. 1 Chronicles 16:20 וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ vai.yit.ha.le.Khu · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it happened, done by them

    And they went about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people.

  10. 1 Chronicles 16:43 וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.

  11. 1 Chronicles 17:4 לֵ֤ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

  12. 1 Chronicles 17:6 הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ hit.ha.lakh.Ti · An action: doing it to oneself, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

  13. 1 Chronicles 17:8 הָלַ֔כְתָּ ha.Lakh.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

  14. 1 Chronicles 17:11 לָלֶ֣כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

  15. 1 Chronicles 17:21 הָלַ֨ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt?

  16. 1 Chronicles 18:3 בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ be.lekh.To · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

  17. 1 Chronicles 18:6 הָלָֽךְ׃ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

  18. 1 Chronicles 18:13 הָלָֽךְ׃ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

  19. 1 Chronicles 19:5 וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

  20. 1 Chronicles 21:2 לְכ֗וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.

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