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 31:7 הָלַ֣ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

  2. Job 31:26 הֹלֵֽךְ׃ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

  3. Job 34:8 וְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶת ve.la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

  4. Job 34:23 לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ la.ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.

  5. Job 38:16 הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃ hit.ha.La.khe.ta · An action: doing it to oneself, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?

  6. Job 38:35 וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ ve.ye.Le.khu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?

  7. Job 41:19 יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ ya.ha.Lo.khu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.

  8. Job 42:8 וּלְכ֣וּ׀ u.le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

  9. Job 42:9 וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as Jehovah commanded them: and Jehovah accepted Job.

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