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 4:27 וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    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.

  2. Exodus 4:29 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

  3. Exodus 5:3 נֵ֣לֲכָה Ne.la.khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

  4. Exodus 5:4 לְכ֖וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

  5. Exodus 5:7 יֵֽלְכ֔וּ ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

  6. Exodus 5:8 נֵלְכָ֖ה ne.le.Khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

  7. Exodus 5:11 לְכ֨וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.

  8. Exodus 5:17 נֵלְכָ֖ה ne.le.Khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

  9. Exodus 5:18 לְכ֣וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.

  10. Exodus 7:15 לֵ֣ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.

  11. Exodus 8:25 לְכ֛וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

  12. Exodus 8:27 נֵלֵ֖ךְ ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us.

  13. Exodus 8:28 לָלֶ֑כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Jehovah your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.

  14. Exodus 9:23 וַתִּ֥הֲלַךְ va.Ti.ha.lakh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

  15. Exodus 10:8 לְכ֥וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God; but who are they that shall go?

  16. Exodus 10:8 הַהֹלְכִֽים׃ ha.ho.le.Khim · An -ing word: simple action

    And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God; but who are they that shall go?

  17. Exodus 10:9 נֵלֵ֑ךְ ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto Jehovah.

  18. Exodus 10:9 נֵלֵ֔ךְ ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto Jehovah.

  19. Exodus 10:11 לְכֽוּ־ le.khu- · A command to all of you: simple action

    Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve Jehovah; for that is what ye desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

  20. Exodus 10:24 לְכוּ֙ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve Jehovah; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

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