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. Numbers 10:29 לְכָ֤ה le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.

  2. Numbers 10:30 אֵלֵ֑ךְ 'e.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

  3. Numbers 10:30 אֵלֵֽךְ׃ 'e.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

  4. Numbers 10:32 תֵלֵ֣ךְ te.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever Jehovah shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.

  5. Numbers 12:9 וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ vai.ye.Lakh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.

  6. Numbers 13:26 וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

  7. Numbers 14:14 הֹלֵ֤ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that thou Jehovah art in the midst of this people; for thou Jehovah art seen face to face, and thy cloud standeth over them, and thou goest before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.

  8. Numbers 14:38 הַֽהֹלְכִ֖ים ha.ho.le.Khim · An -ing word: simple action

    But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of those men that went to spy out the land.

  9. Numbers 16:25 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

  10. Numbers 16:25 וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

  11. Numbers 16:46 וְהוֹלֵ֧ךְ ve.ho.Lekh · A command to you: causing it

    And Moses said unto Aaron, Take thy censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun.

  12. Numbers 20:17 נֵלֵ֗ךְ ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

  13. Numbers 21:22 נֵלֵ֔ךְ ne.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's highway, until we have passed thy border.

  14. Numbers 22:6 לְכָה־ le.khah- · A command to you: simple action

    Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

  15. Numbers 22:7 וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ vai.Ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

  16. Numbers 22:11 לְכָ֤ה le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.

  17. Numbers 22:12 תֵלֵ֖ךְ te.Lekh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.

  18. Numbers 22:13 לְכ֖וּ le.Khu · A command to all of you: simple action

    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Jehovah refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

  19. Numbers 22:13 לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ la.ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for Jehovah refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

  20. Numbers 22:14 הֲלֹ֥ךְ ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

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