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 22:16 מֵהֲלֹ֥ךְ me.ha.Lokh · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

  2. Numbers 22:17 וּלְכָה־ u.le.khah- · A command to you: simple action

    for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

  3. Numbers 22:20 לֵ֣ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.

  4. Numbers 22:21 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

  5. Numbers 22:22 הוֹלֵ֣ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Jehovah placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

  6. Numbers 22:23 וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ va.Te.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

  7. Numbers 22:35 לֵ֚ךְ lekh · A command to you: simple action

    And the angel of Jehovah said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

  8. Numbers 22:35 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the angel of Jehovah said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

  9. Numbers 22:37 הָלַ֖כְתָּ ha.Lakh.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?

  10. Numbers 22:39 וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth.

  11. Numbers 23:3 וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה ve.'e.le.Khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

  12. Numbers 23:3 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure Jehovah will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height.

  13. Numbers 23:7 לְכָה֙ le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

  14. Numbers 23:7 וּלְכָ֖ה u.le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

  15. Numbers 23:13 לְכָה le.khah · A command to you: simple action

    And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

  16. Numbers 23:27 לְכָה־ le.khah- · A command to you: simple action

    And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

  17. Numbers 24:1 הָלַ֥ךְ ha.Lakh · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

  18. Numbers 24:14 הוֹלֵ֖ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

  19. Numbers 24:14 לְכָה֙ le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

  20. Numbers 24:25 וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

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