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 Samuel 1:17 לְכִ֣י le.Khi · A command to you: simple action

    Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

  2. 1 Samuel 1:18 וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ va.Te.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:11 וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

  4. 1 Samuel 2:20 וְהָלְכ֖וּ ve.ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.

  5. 1 Samuel 2:26 הֹלֵ֥ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

  6. 1 Samuel 2:30 יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ yit.ha.le.Khu · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  7. 1 Samuel 2:35 וְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ ve.ht.ha.Lekh · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

  8. 1 Samuel 3:5 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

  9. 1 Samuel 3:6 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

  10. 1 Samuel 3:8 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

  11. 1 Samuel 3:9 לֵ֣ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

  12. 1 Samuel 3:9 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

  13. 1 Samuel 6:6 וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ vai.ye.Le.khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

  14. 1 Samuel 6:8 וְהָלָֽךְ׃ ve.ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.

  15. 1 Samuel 6:12 הָלְכ֤וּ ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

  16. 1 Samuel 6:12 הָלֹךְ֙ ha.loKh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

  17. 1 Samuel 6:12 הֹלְכִ֣ים ho.le.Khim · An -ing word: simple action

    And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

  18. 1 Samuel 7:16 וְהָלַ֗ךְ ve.ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

  19. 1 Samuel 8:3 הָלְכ֤וּ ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

  20. 1 Samuel 8:5 הָלְכ֖וּ ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

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