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. 2 Chronicles 17:3 הָלַ֗ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

  2. 2 Chronicles 17:4 הָלָ֑ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

  3. 2 Chronicles 17:12 הֹלֵ֥ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

  4. 2 Chronicles 18:3 הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ ha.te.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

  5. 2 Chronicles 18:5 הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ ha.ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.

  6. 2 Chronicles 18:12 הָלַ֣ךְ׀ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

  7. 2 Chronicles 18:14 הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ ha.ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper; and they shall be delivered into your hand.

  8. 2 Chronicles 20:32 וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.

  9. 2 Chronicles 20:36 לָלֶ֣כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

  10. 2 Chronicles 20:37 לָלֶ֥כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

  11. 2 Chronicles 21:6 וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

  12. 2 Chronicles 21:12 הָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ ha.Lakh.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

  13. 2 Chronicles 21:13 וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ va.Te.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by you

    but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, like as the house of Ahab did, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, who were better than thyself:

  14. 2 Chronicles 21:20 וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years: and he departed without being desired; and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

  15. 2 Chronicles 22:3 הָלַ֔ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

  16. 2 Chronicles 22:5 הָלַךְ֒ ha.laKh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

  17. 2 Chronicles 22:5 וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ vai.ye.leKh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

  18. 2 Chronicles 24:25 וּבְלֶכְתָּ֣ם u.ve.lekh.Tam · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And when they were departed for him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.

  19. 2 Chronicles 25:10 לָלֶ֖כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

  20. 2 Chronicles 25:11 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

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