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. Genesis 13:17 הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ hit.ha.Lekh · A command to you: doing it to oneself

    Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.

  2. Genesis 14:11 וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ vai.ye.Le.khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

  3. Genesis 14:12 וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ vai.ye.Le.khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

  4. Genesis 14:24 הָלְכ֖וּ hal.Khu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

  5. Genesis 15:2 הוֹלֵ֣ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

  6. Genesis 16:8 תֵלֵ֑כִי te.Le.khi · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

  7. Genesis 17:1 הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ hit.ha.Lekh · A command to you: doing it to oneself

    And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  8. Genesis 18:16 הֹלֵ֥ךְ ho.Lekh · An -ing word: simple action

    And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

  9. Genesis 18:22 וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

  10. Genesis 18:33 וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

  11. Genesis 19:2 וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם va.ha.lakh.Tem · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by all of you

    and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

  12. Genesis 19:32 לְכָ֨ה le.Khah · A command to you: simple action

    come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

  13. Genesis 21:14 וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ va.Te.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

  14. Genesis 21:16 וַתֵּלֶךְ֩ va.te.leKh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

  15. Genesis 21:19 וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ va.Te.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

  16. Genesis 22:2 וְלֶךְ־ ve.lekh- · A command to you: simple action

    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

  17. Genesis 22:3 וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ vai.Ye.lekh · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

  18. Genesis 22:5 נֵלְכָ֖ה ne.le.Khah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.

  19. Genesis 22:6 וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.

  20. Genesis 22:8 וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ vai.ye.le.Khu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son: so they went both of them together.

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