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. Job 1:4 וְהָלְכ֤וּ ve.ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by them

    And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

  2. Job 1:7 וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ u.me.hit.ha.Lekh · The “to do” form of an action: doing it to oneself

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  3. Job 2:2 וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ u.me.hit.ha.Lekh · The “to do” form of an action: doing it to oneself

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  4. Job 7:9 וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ vai.ye.Lakh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.

  5. Job 10:21 אֵ֭לֵךְ 'E.lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

  6. Job 12:17 מוֹלִ֣יךְ mo.Likh · An -ing word: causing it

    He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

  7. Job 12:19 מוֹלִ֣יךְ mo.Likh · An -ing word: causing it

    He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

  8. Job 14:20 וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ vai.ya.ha.Lokh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

  9. Job 16:6 יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ ya.ha.Lokh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?

  10. Job 16:22 אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃ 'e.he.Lokh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

  11. Job 18:8 יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ yit.ha.Lakh · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

  12. Job 19:10 וָאֵלַ֑ךְ va.'e.Lakh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.

  13. Job 20:25 יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ ya.ha.Lokh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.

  14. Job 22:14 יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ yit.ha.Lakh · An action: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

  15. Job 23:8 אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ 'e.he.Lokh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

  16. Job 24:10 הִ֭לְּכוּ Hi.le.khu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    So that they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.

  17. Job 27:21 וְיֵלַ֑ךְ ve.ye.Lakh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

  18. Job 29:3 אֵ֣לֶךְ 'E.lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

  19. Job 30:28 הִ֭לַּכְתִּי Hi.lakh.ti · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

  20. Job 31:5 הָלַ֥כְתִּי ha.Lakh.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit

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