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. Exodus 2:1 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

  2. Exodus 2:5 הֹלְכֹ֖ת ho.le.Khot · An -ing word: simple action

    And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.

  3. Exodus 2:7 הַאֵלֵ֗ךְ ha.'e.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

  4. Exodus 2:8 לֵ֑כִי Le.khi · A command to you: simple action

    And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child's mother.

  5. Exodus 2:8 וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ va.Te.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child's mother.

  6. Exodus 2:9 הֵילִ֜יכִי hei.Li.khi · A command to you: causing it

    And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

  7. Exodus 3:10 לְכָ֔ה le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

  8. Exodus 3:11 אֵלֵ֖ךְ 'e.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  9. Exodus 3:16 לֵ֣ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

  10. Exodus 3:18 נֵֽלֲכָה־ ne.la.khah- · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God.

  11. Exodus 3:19 לַהֲלֹ֑ךְ la.ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

  12. Exodus 3:21 תֵֽלֵכ֔וּן te.le.Khun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

  13. Exodus 3:21 תֵלְכ֖וּ te.le.Khu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

  14. Exodus 4:12 לֵ֑ךְ Lekh · A command to you: simple action

    Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.

  15. Exodus 4:18 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

  16. Exodus 4:18 אֵ֣לְכָה 'E.le.khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

  17. Exodus 4:18 לֵ֥ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

  18. Exodus 4:19 לֵ֖ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.

  19. Exodus 4:21 בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙ be.lekh.te.Kha · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand: but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

  20. Exodus 4:27 לֵ֛ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.

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