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. Judges 1:3 וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י ve.ha.lakh.Ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

  2. Judges 1:3 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

  3. Judges 1:10 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

  4. Judges 1:11 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)

  5. Judges 1:16 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.

  6. Judges 1:17 וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

  7. Judges 1:26 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

  8. Judges 2:6 וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

  9. Judges 2:12 וַיֵּלְכ֞וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    and they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.

  10. Judges 2:17 הָלְכ֧וּ ha.le.Khu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; but they did not so.

  11. Judges 2:19 לָלֶ֗כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  12. Judges 2:22 לָלֶ֣כֶת la.Le.khet · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

  13. Judges 3:13 וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.

  14. Judges 4:6 לֵ֤ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded, saying, Go and draw unto mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

  15. Judges 4:8 תֵּלְכִ֥י te.le.Khi · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.

  16. Judges 4:8 וְהָלָ֑כְתִּי ve.ha.La.khe.ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.

  17. Judges 4:8 תֵלְכִ֛י te.le.Khi · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.

  18. Judges 4:8 אֵלֵֽךְ׃ 'e.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.

  19. Judges 4:9 הָלֹ֧ךְ ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

  20. Judges 4:9 אֵלֵ֣ךְ 'e.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

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