1980. halak
Lexical Summary
halak: to go, come, walk
Original Word: הָלַךְ
Transliteration: halak
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-lak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to go, come, walk
Meaning: to go, come, walk
Strong's Concordance
all along, apace, behave self, come, on continually, be conversant, depart, be eased,

Akin to yalak; 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, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.

see HEBREW yalak

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H1980. halak

הָלַךְ1545 verb go, come, walk (MI לך ואהלך,‎; SI וילכו‎; Late Hebrew הִלֵּךְ‎ (rare), Aramaic הַךְ הֲלַךְ,‎ (also Biblical Aramaic), oftener הַלֵּיךְ‎ Pa`el, , Palmyrene Ithpe`el אתילכא‎ VogNo. 15, 1. 4; Assyrian alâku Dlw; also Arabic perish) —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳הGenesis 26:26 +; הָלָ֑ךְ2 Samuel 8:6 +; 3 plural הָֽלְכוּGenesis 14:24 +; (הֶ)הָֽלְכוּאJoshua 10:24 (Ges§ 23, 3; 138, 3 b Köi. 414 f.), etc.; Imperfect rarely

a.3masculine singular יִהֲלֹךְJeremiah 9:3-4t. Job, Psalms; וַיַּהֲלֹךְJob 14:20; 3feminine singular תִּהֲלַךְPsalm 73:9; וַתִּהֲלַךְExodus 9:23 (Ew§ 138 b Ges§ 69, R. 8 Köi. 415); 1 singular אֶהֱלֹךְ16:22; 23:8 (compare M 1:14; M 1:15); יִהֲלֹ֑כוּJob 41:11; usually

b. (629 t.) as if from ילך‎ (ולך‎; see

Hiph`il Ges§ 69, 2 R. 8 Köi. 414 ff. PrätZAW 1882, 310 ff.; compare also יָלַד‎ etc.) 3 masculine singular יֵלֵךְExodus 10:24 +; יֵלֵ֑ךְEcclesiastes 5:15 +; וְיֵלַ֑ךְJob 27:21; יֵלֶךְֿExodus 34:9 +; וַיֵּלֶךְGenesis 12:4 (twice in verse) + 210 t., וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ24:61 6t.; 3 feminine singular תֵּלֵךְ24:39 תֵּלֵ֑ךְPsalm 97:3; וַתֵּ֫לֶךְGenesis 7:18 +; 2 masculine singular תֵּלֵךְ‎ etc. 3:14 +; 2 feminine singular תֵּלְכִי‎ etc. Judges 4:8 (twice in verse) +; 1singular אֵלֵךְExodus 3:11 +; וָאֵלֵךְJudges 19:18 +; וָאֵלַ֑ךְJob 19:10; אֵלְכָהGenesis 45:28 +, אֵילְכָהMicah 1:8; 3masculine plural יֵלְכוExodus 5:7 +; יֵלֵכ֑וּןPsalm 89:31 2t.; וַיֵּלְכוּGenesis 9:23 (וילכו‎ also SI4) +; 3 feminine plural תֵּלַכְנָהJudges 11:40 +; 2 masculine plural תֵּלְכוּGenesis 42:38 +; תֵּלְכוּןDeuteronomy 6:14; תֵּלֵכ֑וּןExodus 3:21; Isaiah 52:12; 2feminine plural תֵּלַכְנָהRuth 1:11; 1plural נֵלֵךְExodus 8:23 +; וַנֵּ֫לֶךְDeuteronomy 1:19, etc.; Imperative rarely

a. הֲלוֺךְProverbs 13:20 (Kt.; Qr הֹלֵךְ‎, compare De Now); masculine plural הִלְכוּJeremiah 51:10; usually

b. (241 t.) masculine singular לֵךְGenesis 26:16 + (לך‎ also MI14), לֶךְֿ27:9 +; לְכָה19:32 +; לְךָNumbers 23:13; Judges 19:13; 2 Chronicles 25:17; לֵ֑כָה1 Samuel 23:17; feminine singular לְכִיJudges 9:10 +; masculine plural לְכוּGenesis 37:20 +; feminine plural לֵ֫כְנָהRuth 1:8, לֵ֫כְןָ1:12, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָלוֺךְGenesis 8:3 +; הָלֹךְ31:30 +; construct rarely a. הֲלֹךְExodus 3:19 4t.; הֲלָךְֿEcclesiastes 6:9; usually b. (129 t.) לֶ֫כֶתMicah 6:8 +; לָ֑כֶתProverbs 15:21 2t.; suffix לֶכְתִּי1 Kings 2:8; לֶכְתָּם2 Samuel 17:21 7t. (6 Ezekiel); לֶכְתָּןEzekiel 1:9, 12, 17, etc.; Participle הֹלֵךְGenesis 18:16 +; הוֺלֵךְ15:2 +; feminine הֹלְכָהJeremiah 3:6; הֹלֶכֶתGenesis 32:21 2t.+ הֹלָכֶ‹תי2 Kings 4:23; plural הֹלְכִיםExodus 33:15 +, etc.; construct הֹלְכֵיJudges 5:6 3t.; feminine plural הֹלְכֹת‎ etc. Exodus 2:5 3t.; — found in all documents of Hexateuch, especially J E (240 t.; D 65 t., P 30 t. + H 14 t.); — I. literal

1 of persons,

a. go, proceed, move, walk Genesis 22:6, 8; Exodus 17:5; Amos 3:3; Zephaniah 1:17 + often; of cherubim Ezekiel 10:16 +? 1:9, 12, 19, 20, 21, 24; opposed to sitting(ישׁב‎) Deuteronomy 6:7; 11:19 (both with בַּדֶּרֶךְ‎); "" running (רוץ‎) Proverbs 4:12; Isaiah 40:31, compare also 2 Chronicles 30:6; distinguished from riding, driving Genesis 24:65 (J; followed by לִקְרָאתֵנוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה‎), Judges 5:10 (עַלהַֿדֶּרֶךְ‎), Isaiah 41:3 (בְּרַגְלָיו‎), compare Ecclesiastes 5:1 (followed by אֶל‎), 10:7 (followed by עַלהָֿאָרֶץ‎); on usage with preposition see below; but also "" וַיִּרְכַּב1 Kings 13:13; 18:45 compare 2 Kings 9:16; הַסּוּס רֹכֵב וַיֵּלֶךְ9:18 (followed by לִקְרָאתוֺ‎); וַתָּבאֹ וָלֵךְוַ֗֗֗תֵּלָךְ נְהַג4:24 drive and go forward. . . and she went, and came.

b. depart, go away: Genesis 18:33 (J), and ׳יdeparted, 34:17 (P) then we will take our daughter and depart; compare 1 Samuel 14:3; 15:27; Exodus 3:19 (J), 12:28 (P) 2 Kings 5:25 +; go, go out (to a specific duty etc.): of Samuel 1 Samuel 7:16, Barak Judges 4:8 (twice in verse); go out, forth (opposed to שׁוּב‎) Ruth 1:21 +; = go into exile (without modifier) 1 Chronicles 5:41 compare Jeremiah 22:10 (הֹלֵךְ‎ of one going into exile; opposed to death); see further שָׁם הָֽלְכוּ אֲשֶׁרEzekiel 37:21.

c. less often where English idiom requires or prefers come, (approach, arrive), verb in Hebrew being referred to starting point; mostly with preposition (on usage with preposition in General see below): — אֵלַי לְכָה1 Samuel 17:44; so in prayer to לָ֫נוּ לִישֻׁעָ֫תָה וּלְכָה ׳י,Psalm 80:3; also in Yahweh's exhortations to Israel: Isaiah 55:1; (לַמַּיִם‎), 55:3 (אֵלַי‎); come to, arrive at a land (ָ ה‎ locative) Genesis 29:1; come unto (אֶל‎) a people Ruth 2:11; but compare especially (without preposition) Imperative followed by another Imperative, etc., see below 5f, & particular cases like Numbers 22:6, 11, 17; 23:7 (twice in verse); Isaiah 55:1 (twice in verse) etc., where actual summons to approach the speaker.

d. with modifiers : (I) a. of space traversed: כָּלהַֿמִּדְבָּר אֵתDeuteronomy 1:19 (compare I. אֵת2), כָּלהַֿבִּתְרוֺן2 Samuel 2:29; especially with accusative דֶּרֶךְway, Genesis 35:3 (E) Numbers 20:17(JE) Deuteronomy 1:31; 2 Samuel 4:7; 1 Kings 13:12 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 52:7 compare הָלָ֑כְתָּ אֲשֶׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ תָשׁוּב וְלֹא1 Kings 13:9; דֶּרֶךְ הֹלֵךְ‎ = traveler Isaiah 35:8; followed by אֳרָחוֺתJudges 5:6 (song), participle construct נְתִיבוֺת הֹלְכֵי5:6 goers of paths (wayfarers); c, accusative דֶּרֶךְ‎ = journey Proverbs 7:19; β. with accusative of time Deuteronomy 2:14; 2 Samuel 2:32, compare Joshua 5:6; 14:10; also, with combination of ideas of space & time יָמִים שְׁלשֶׁת דֶּרֶךְExodus 3:18 (+ בַּמִּדְבָּר‎ see below) compare 5:3; 8:23; 15:22 (all J E), Numbers 33:8 (P) 1 Kings 19:4. (2) with preposition: a. followed by בְּ‎ of space (territory, country, etc.) in which בַּמִּדְבָּרJudges 11:16, 18; compare הֵנָּה וְאַחַת הֵנָּה אַחַת בַּבַּיִת וַיֵּלֶךְ2 Kings 4:35 and he walked in the house once hither, once thither; especially + accusative of time or distance (compare above) Joshua 5:6; 14:10 (both D) 1 Kings 19:4 בָּֽעֲרָבָה2 Samuel 2:29; compare בַּיַּבָּשָׁהExodus 14:29 = 15:19 (P ?); הָעֵמֶק בְּתוֺךְJoshua 8:13 (JE); followed by בְּ‎ of way, path בְּדֶרֶךְ1 Kings 18:6 (twice in verse) ׳בַּדּNumbers 21:22 (JE) Joshua 24:17 (E) Deuteronomy 1:33; 2:27; Judges 18:6; 1 Samuel 28:22; בָּהּ הָלַכְתָּ אֲשֶׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לָלֶכֶת תָשׁוּב לֹא1 Kings 13:17 (הָלַךְ‎ of both going & coming); so often figurative, compare below II. 3; walk in the streets בִּרְחֹבֹתLamentations 4:18, walk by the way ׳בַּדּ‎ (opposed to יָשַׁבsit) Deuteronomy 6:7; 11:19; β. followed by עַל‎, go or walk on (by) הַיְאֹר עַליַֿדExodus 2:5; עַלהַֿדֶּרֶךְ1 Samuel 9:6 (i.e. set out, start, upon compare Dr); construct followed by לְJudges 5:10. (3) go to, unto: a. followed by accusative, in General תֵּלֵךְ בְּכָלאֲֿשֶׁרGenesis 28:15 (J) whithersoever thou goest Joshua 1:7, 9 (D), compare 2 Samuel 7:9; 8:6, 14 = 1 Chronicles 17:8; 18:6, 13; more definitely, to a land, with or without ארץJudges 1:26; 21:21; Jeremiah 37:12; so figurative Hosea 7:11 resort to (accusative) Asshur ("" קרא‎); to a city 1 Samuel 11:14-15, 23:5; 1 Kings 2:8; 11:24; 12:1; 14:2, 4; 2 Kings 9:1; 1 Chronicles 11:4; 2 Chronicles 8:3; Ezra 8:31; to a house בַּיִת2 Samuel 13:7-8, house of ׳יPsalm 122:1; a field, Genesis 27:5 (J; + Infinitive of purpose); valley of salt 2 Chronicles 25:11. β. followed by ָ ה‎ locative, אַ֫רְצָהGenesis 11:31; 12:5, אֲרָם מַּדֶּ֫נָת28:2, 5, 7 (all P) compare 29:1 (E) Numbers 32:39 (JE) 2 Samuel 14:23; of city Genesis 18:22; 28:10 (both J) Judges 9:1; 1 Samuel 15:34; 16:13; 19:22; 2 Samuel 15:9; 1 Kings 3:4; 18:45; 2 Chronicles 10:1; of river Euphrates Jeremiah 13:4, 6, 7; of a wood 1 Samuel 23:16; a mountain Joshua 2:16 (JE); compare also הָֽלְכוּ אָ֫נָהwhither have they gone Genesis 16:8; 32:18; Joshua 2:5 (all J E) compare Nehemiah 2:16; Song of Solomon 6:1; Judges 19:17, וָאָ֫נָה אָ֫נֶה1 Kings 2:42 (but also ה ׳אָן1 Samuel 10:14); שָׁ֫מָּהJeremiah 40:4 but also שָׁם1 Samuel 9:6; Jeremiah 45:5; הֵ֫נָּה2 Kings 4:35. γ. with preposition: (a) most often followed by אֶלֿunto,, e.g., unto the place, הַמָּקוֺם‎, Genesis 22:3 (E) 30:25 (J), etc.; of land 22:2 (E) 24:4, 10 (J) 36:6 (P) Joshua 22:9 (D), etc.; of city Genesis 22:19 (E) 1 Samuel 9:10; Jonah 3:3, etc.; of house Genesis 24:38 (J) Ecclesiastes 7:2 (twice in verse); house of God Ecclesiastes 4:17; of people Exodus 19:10 (E) etc.; in other designations of place, Joshua 8:9 (JE), Ezra 10:6; Ruth 2:9,.etc., also followed by אֶל‎ = against, of military expedition: Judges 1:10 against Canaanites; a city 9:1; 1 Kings 22:15 2 Chronicles 18:5, 14; also followed by אֶל‎ of individual persons Genesis 26:1, 26 (both J), 41:55 (E) 2 Kings 6:22-23, 22:14 2 Chronicles 34:22; Jeremiah 41:14 +; once with implicit coire cum femina Amos.2:7 (compare בּוֺא1e, p. 98); see especially בַּמִּשְׁמָּט אֶלאֵֿל לַהֲלֹךְJob 34:23 of judicial inquiry by God; come unto the speaker Numbers 22:16, 37 ( both J E), unto the one addressed Isaiah 60:14. (b) rarely followed by עַלֿunto (Jeremiah Kings Ezekiel) with בַּיִת1 Kings 20:43, שָׂדֶה2:26 (+ accusative of location), compare אֲשֶׂר עַלכָּֿלJeremiah 1:7, שָׁם יִהְיֶה עַלאֲֿשֶׁרEzekiel 1:12 (of the רוּחַ‎; compare שָׁ֫מָּה יִהְיֶה אֶלאֲֿשֶׁר1:20); also הוֺלֵךְ אֲשֶׁראֲֿנִי עַלֹ הוֺלֵךְ וַאֲנִיִ2 Samuel 15:20 = I am going I know not where compare LagPsalt. Hieron. 1874, 156 f. DrSm; see further Jeremiah 3:6 (followed by both עַל‎ & אֶל‎; on confusion of אֶל‎ and לְַ‎ see these words); followed by עַלagainst city 1 Kings 22:6, king 2 Chronicles 22:5. (c) followed by עַדas far as, unto, place עַדכֹּֿהGenesis 22:5 (E), compare 1 Kings 12:30 (דָּ֑ן עַד הָאֶחָד לִפְנֵי הָעָם וַיֵּלְכוּ‎), 2 Kings 6:2; 10:25; 7:15 compare 2 Chronicles 26:8; persons 1 Samuel 9:9. (d) followed by לְ‎, to a land 1 Kings 10:13 etc.; a city 2 Chronicles 8:17; a mountain 1 Chronicles 4:42; a bamah 2 Chronicles 1:3; compare גְדֹר לִמְבוֺא1 Chronicles 4:39 & see below; also before proper name of person Genesis 24:56 (J); further לַמִּלְחָמָהEzekiel 7:14; לְסִבְלֹתיכֶםExodus 5:4 (J) go to your burdens compare Isaiah 60:3, לְמוֺאל הַהוֺלֶכֶת הַשֵׁנִית וְהַתּוֺדָהNehemiah 12:38 the second thanksgiving choir, that went the opposite way; frequently לְדַרְכּוֺ‎ etc., go (to, on) one's way Genesis 19:2 (J) 32:2 (E) Numbers 24:25; Joshua 2:16 (both J E) Judges 18:26; 1 Samuel 1:18; 26:25 +; לְמַסָּעָיוGenesis 13:3 (J); compare לְמֶרְחֲבֵיאֶֿדֶץ הַהוֺלֵךְHabakkuk 1:6 that marcheth through the breath of the land (of invader); note especially in sense of depart to, go away to, almost = return to; לְאֹהָלָיךָ וְהָלַכְתָּDeuteronomy 16:7 and thou shalt go (back) to thy tents, so Judges 19:6; 20:8; 1 Kings 8:66; 12:16 2 Chronicles 10:16; לְבֵיתוֺ1 Samuel 10:26; compare 14:8; 23:18; 1 Kings 14:12; 1 Chronicles 16:43; לִמְקוֺמוֺ1 Samuel 2:20 (compare VB Dr) 14:46; see also go away or off to 1 Chronicles 4:42; 2 Chronicles 8:17. (e) followed by בְּinto בַּשָּׂדֶהNumbers 22:23 (of Balsam's ass); especially in ׳ה בּשְּׁבִיgo into captivity Amos 9:4; Nahum 3:10; Deuteronomy 28:41; Jeremiah 20:6; 22:22; 30:16; Lamentations 1:18 (= ׳ה שְׁבִי1:5) compare Ezekiel 30:17-18, Isaiah 46:2; 48:11 בַּגּוֺלָה׳הJeremiah 48:11; Ezekiel 25:3; see also ׳ה בַּכְּלִמָּהIsaiah 45:16; ׳ה בַּמִּלְתָמָה1 Samuel 17:13; ׳ה בַּקְּרָ֑ב2 Samuel 17:11 (but see Dr). (4) go from, depart from, followed by מִן‎, e.g. 1 Kings 2:41, etc., מִשָּׁםGenesis 42:26 (E) 1 Kings 19:19; compare מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ אֵלֵךְ אָנָהPsalm 139:7; note especially י ׳וּמַלְאַךְ מֵעֵינָיו הָלַךְJudges 6:21 compare 1 Samuel 14:17 (מֵעִמָנוּ‎), Hosea 9:6 (מִשֹּׁד‎, from destruction; also followed by מֵאֵת‎ of divorced woman Jeremiah 3:1 (מֵאִתּוֺ‎), compare also Genesis 26:31 (J), Joshua 22:9 (?P) מֵאֵצֶל1 Kings 20:36. (5) with preposition denoting other relations: — a. אֵת‎ of accompaniment, ׳ה אִתִּי‎ (on warlike expedition) Genesis 14:24 compare 2 Samuel 15:11; Joshua 10:24; Judges 1:3 (followed by בְּinto), 7:4 (twice in verse), see also 1 Samuel 23:23; 2 Samuel 16:17 +. β. עִםJudges 4:8 (twice in verse); 4:9 (twice in verse); 7:4; 11:8; 1 Samuel 30:22 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 19:26; Numbers 22:13-14, (JE) +. γ. בְּwith (compare בְּIII. 1, p. 89), especially Exodus 10:9, compare Hosea 5:6 אֶתיֿ לְבַקֵּשׁ יֵלְכוּ וּבִבְּקָרָם ׳בְּצאֹנָם‎, of vain sacrifices; 2 Chronicles 30:6 the runners went with (בְּ‎) letters. δ בְּקֶרֶבin the midst of, Exodus 34:9 (JE). ε. לִפְנֵיin front of, before, before Cyrus Isaiah 45:2, (compare of fire & pestilence, below

3); of ׳י‎ going before Israel Exodus 13:21; Numbers 14:14, compare also Exodus 23:23; 32:34 & (in meaning) 33:14 (יֵלֵ֑כוּ מָּנַי‎), 33:15, Isaiah 52:12, with which camp. ׳וה צִדְקֶ֑ךָ לְפָנֶיךָ58:8; of other gods Exodus 32:1, 23 (all J E); לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָGenesis 33:12 (J). **׳ה לִפְנֵי‎ also (less often) = go (and present oneself) before a deity or shrine 1 Kings 12:30; 1 Chronicles 21:30 (compare לפני בואExodus 28:30, מְּנֵי קִדֵּםPsalm 95:2). ζ. with אַחַרgo after, follow, persons Genesis 37:17 (J) 2 Kings 7:15; אַחֲרֵיGenesis 24:5, 8, 39, 61 (all J), Joshua 3:3 (D), Numbers 16:25 (JE) +; compare also II. 3 d (going after false gods, etc.); מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶםExodus 14:19 (J). η. לְ‎ with sense of dativus ethicus [dative of interest]: אֶלאַֿרְצוֺ לוֺ וַיֵּלֶךְ18:27 (E) and he gat him (betook himself) to his country; אֶל לִי אֵ֫לֶךְSong of Solomon 4:6 I will get me unto; וְנֵלְכָהלָֿנוּ1 Samuel 26:11 and let us be gone, compare 26:12, Song of Solomon 2:11 (of rain compare infr, 3); Imperative in same construction: לֶךְלְֿךָאֶלGenesis 22:2 (E) get thee unto, לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם לָכֶם לְכוּJoshua 22:4 (D) also מִן לֶךְלְֿךָGenesis 12:1 (J), & לְכִילָֿךְSong of Solomon 2:10, 13 get thee away, come away. θ adverbial phrases of manner with preposition: (a) ׳ה בְּשָׁלוֺם בְּ,go in peace Genesis 26:31(J) 1 Samuel 29:7; 2 Samuel 3:21-22, 23; 15:9; ׳ה הַהִיא הָאֲכִילָה בְּכֹהַ1 Kings 19:8, ׳ה בְּחֵמָה2 Kings 5:12 compare also 1 Samuel 17:39; Isaiah 52:12; ׳וְה תֵּימָן בְּסַעֲרוֺתZechariah 9:14 of ׳י‎, and he shall go in (or with) storms of the south; בְּ‎ pretii, בְּנַפְשׁוֺתָם הַהֹלְכִים2 Samuel 23:17 who went at risk of their life (otherwise in "" 1 Chronicles 11:19); compare (b) ׳ה אֶלנַֿפְשׁוֺ אֶל,1 Kings 19:3 he went for his life. (c) ׳ה לְרַגְלָהּ לְ,1 Samuel 25:42 go according to her foot, i.e. follow, attend her; לְשָׁלוֺם לֵךְgo to, for (in) peace Exodus 4:18 (E) Judges 18:6; 1 Samuel 1:17; 20:13, 42; 2 Kings 5:19; לְתֻמָּם וְהֹלְכִים2 Samuel 15:11. κ. with adjective or noun, agreeing with subject of verb, in accusative (Ges§ 118.5), sometimes where Latin & English use an attributive or appositive: walk barefoot 15:30; walk naked and barefoot Isaiah 20:3 (with accusative of duration); רגו גָּרוֺן נְטֻו֯וֺת ׳וַתֵּלַכְנָה3:16; compare 1 Kings 8:66; also בְּעַמֶּ֑ךָ רָכִיל תֵלֵךְ לֹאLeviticus 19:16 (H) thou shalt not walk as a slanderer among thy people, Jeremiah 9:3, רָכִיל הוֺלֵךְProverbs 11:13; 20:19; and even רָכִיל הֹלְכֵיJeremiah 6:28 (yet רכיל‎ possibly abstract, ׳ה ׳רwalk in slander); with adverb accusative, construed more Generally (Ges§ 118, 5.c., Ew§ 279 c); ye shall not walk loftily (רוֺמָה‎) Micah 2:3; they shall come bending (שְׁחוֺחַ‎) Isaiah 60:14; and Agag came delicately (מַעֲדַנֹּת‎) 1 Samuel 15:32; compare also Leviticus 26:23 (II. 3b) Exodus 3:21; 2 Samuel 17:18.

2 Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations: הָלַךְNahum 2:12 walk about, prowl (lions, figurative of rulers of Assyria); Proverbs 30:29 (see 30:30; 30:31, of three beasts & a king); walk, go, move ה אַחַת ׳בִּמְסִלָּה1 Samuel 6:12 (of cows bringing ark), horses in Zechariah's vision Zechariah 6:7 בָּאָרֶץ לְהִתְהַלֵךְ לָלֶכֶת וַיְבַקְשׁוּ‎; of beasts & birds Jeremiah 9:9, compare 50:3 both man & beast, they are fled, they are gone; of flocks and herbs (מִקְנֶה‎) עִמָּנוּ יֵלֵךְExodus 10:26 they shall go with us; ׳ה אֶלגִּֿבְעָה מֵהרJeremiah 50:6 they have gone from mountain to hill (Israel under figure of wandering sheep); in 1 Samuel 14:26 read probably הָלַךְ‎ for הֵלֶךְ‎ q. v.; especially in laws of clean & unclean Leviticus 11:20-21, every swarming winged thing that goeth on (הַהֹלֵךְעַל‎) all fours compare 11:27; 11:42; also 11:27 everything that goeth on its paws, & 11:42 everything that goeth on (its) belly, (all P), so of serpent Genesis 3:14 on thy belly (עַלגְּֿחֹנְךָ‎) shalt thou go (J), compare also Jeremiah 46:22 יֵלֵךְ כַּנָּחָשׁ קוֺלָהּ‎; (where apparently rel. clause, her voice like the serpent that moves, i.e. like the rustling sound of a gliding serpent, compare VB); locusts Joshua 2:7 (בִּדְרָכָיו אִישׁ‎), 2:8 (בִּמְסִלָּתוֺ גֶּבֶר‎). 3 in like manner of inanimate things, as: the ark (הַתֵּבָה‎) Genesis 7:18 (P; followed by הַמָּ֑יִם עַלמְּֿנֵי‎); ships 1 Kings 22:49 (followed by ָ ה‎ locative) = 2 Chronicles 20:36 (followed by accusative of limit), compare 9:21 (followed by accusative) 20:37 (אֶל‎); of אֳנִישַֿׁיִטIsaiah 33:21 lsgalley with oarsrs (followed by בְּ‎ of place in which); wheels (in Ezekiel's vision) Ezekiel 1:17 (twice in verse); 1:19, 21; 10:11 (4 t. in verse); moon Job 31:26; wind Psalm 78:39; Ecclesiastes 1:6 (twice in verse); of streams (הַנְחָלִים‎) = flow אֶלהַֿיָּם1:7; compare לָלֶכֶת שָׁבִים הֵם שָׁם הֹלְכִים שֶׁהַנְחָלִים אֶלמְֿקוֺם1:7 unto the place whither the streams flow, thither they flow again; also אֲפִיקִים‎, followed by מַיִם‎ as accusative of that with which, Joel 4:18 "" of hills flowing חָלָב‎, with milk; compare further figurative מַיִם תֵּלַכְנָה כָּלבִּֿרְכַּיִםEzekiel 7:17; 21:12 all knees shall flow down in water, i.e. be as weak as water; נְהָרוֺת31:4 (followed by סָבִיב‎); עַלכָּֿלגְּֿדוֺתָיו וְהָלַךְIsaiah 8:7 i.e. overflow ("" עַלכָּֿלאֲֿפִיקָיו עָלָה‎) compare Joshua 4:18 (JE); so of water (as SI4) Isaiah 8:6; 1 Kings 18:35 (לַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַוַיֵּלְכוּ סָבִיב הַמַּיִם‎), Psalm 105:41 (נָהָר בַּצִיּוֺת ָ™הלְכוּ‎, they flowed through dry regions as a river); (on Infinitive absolute used of waters of flood, Genesis 8:3, 5, compare below 4c (4), (5)); of the sea וְסֹעֵר הוֺלֵךְ הַיָּםJonah 1:11, 13 was going on and being stormy = was growing more and more stormy (compare below 4d); of wine (יַיִן‎) Cant 7:10 that goeth down, for my beloved, smoothly (smile); also of lighting go, dart (בָּרָק‎) Job 38:35, so אֵשׁExodus 9:23 (E) אָ֑רְצָה אֵשׁ וַתִּהֲלַךְand fire darted to earth (on form, here & Psalm 73:9 below, as intensive, of rapid motion, compare Thes Ew§ 138 bi. 415); תֵּלֵךְ לְפָנָיו אֵשׁ97:3; of torches, in figure of violent breathing of crocodile לַמִּידִים מִמִּיו יַהֲלֹ֑כוּJob 41:11; of sword חָ֑רֶב תֵּ֫לֶךְ אַחֲרַיִךְ‎ % Jeremiah 48:2, of arrow בָּרָקJob 20:25 drawn from a wound; of pestilence דֶּבֶר‎ (personified) Psalm 91:6 (בָּאֹפֶל‎), Habakkuk 3:5 (לְפָנָיו‎); of fame בְּכָלהַֿמְּדִינוֺת הוֺלֵךְ שָׁמְעוֺEsther 9:4; of the tongue (bad sense) בָּאָרֶץ תִּהֲלַךְ וּלְשׁוֺנָםPsalm 73:9 (compare Exodus 9:23 above; "" מִּיהֶם בַשָׁמַיִם שַׁתּוּ‎); of sound of trumpet 19:19 (Participle compare infra 4d); of letters אִגְּרוֺתNehemiah 6:17 (followed by עַל‎, unto); of dew (טַל‎, "" עֲנַןבֹּֿקֶר‎) simile of Israel's חסֶדHosea 6:4; compare 13:3 like dew that passeth away; so of עָנָןJob 7:9 וַיֵּלַ֑ךְכָּלָה עָנָן‎; of rain לוֺ הָלַךְ חָלַף הַגֶּשֶׁםSong of Solomon 2:11 the rain is over, it hath taken itself away; of ark of י י׳אֲרוֺן ׳)1 Samuel 6:8 depart (compare also 5d); of shadow on dial go forward 2 Kings 20:9 (opposed to שׁוּב‎; "" נָטָה20:20 & יַרַדIsaiah 38:8); grow, of wicked under figure of tress, מֶּ֑רִי גַּםעָֿשׂוּ יֵלְכוּJeremiah 12:2; compare יוֺנְקוֺתָיו יֵלְכוּHosea 14:3 his branches shall spread, said of Israel under figure of tree; of name (= fame) 2 Chronicles 26:8 (followed by מִעצרַיִם עַדלְֿבֹא‎); also of a thing that does not actually move; אֶל הַגְּבוּל וְהָלַךְJoshua 17:7 and the boundary went unto etc., compare 16:8 (followed by מִן‎ & ָ ה‎ locative); — in 2 Kings 13:21 and it (the dead body) went i.e. was let down into the grave, read וַיֵּלְכוּ‎ for ᵐ5 וַיֵּלֶךְL Th Klo, and they went away.

4 The Infinitive absolute is often used

a. as in other verbs, quite independently (Ges§ 113, 1): אֲחֵרִים אֱלֹהִים אַחֲרִי וְהָלֹךְ ֗֗֗ הֲגָנֹב‎ ... Jeremiah 7:9 (series of 6 Infinitive absolute) (are there) stealing, murdering, and adultery and false swearing and incense-burning to the Baal, and going after other gods...? as object, הָלוֺךְ בִדְרָכָיו וְלֹאאָֿבוּIsaiah 42:24 and they desired not walking in his ways; as apposition of object, Jeremiah 23:14 I have seen ... an abominable thing, committing adultery and walking in lies (בַּשֶּׁקֶר וְהָלוֺךְ נָאוֺף‎); compare וְיָחֵף עָרוֺם הָלוֺךְ כֵּן וַיַּעַשׂIsaiah 20:2 and he did so, a walking naked and barefoot, where also two adverb. accusative modifying the Infinitive absolute (Ges§ 113, 2).

b. to intensify meaning of finite form of הָלַךְ‎ (Ges§ 118, 3): (1) before finite verb עִמָּךְ אֵלֵךְ הָלוֺךְJudges 4:9 I will surely go with thee, compare Jeremiah 37:9; הָלַכְתָּ הָלֹךְGenesis 31:30 concessive, thou art indeed gone, חָֽלְכוּ הָּלוֺךְ הָעֵצִיםJudges 9:8 introductory, the trees went forth on a time to anoint them a king. (2) after finite verb הָלוֺךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ2 Samuel 3:24 and he is actually gone! (a grave impurdence to permit it!), י אֶתמְּֿנֵי לְחַלּוֺת הָלוֺךְ ׳נֵלְכָהZechariah 8:21 let us by all means go to seek the favour of ׳י

c. most noteworthy is the joining of the Infinitive absolute (I) with a following Infinitive absolute denoting a simulaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance: a. both Infinitives preceding the finite verb, תֵּלַכְנָה וְטָפֹף הָלוֺךְIsaiah 3:16 a going and atripping they go, i.e. they keep tripping as they go; so יֵלֵ֑כוּ וּבָכוֺ הָלוֺךְJeremiah 50:4 continually weeping they shall go; β. one Infinitive before, & one after the finite verb וּבָבֹה יֵלֵךְ הָלוֺךְPsalm 126:6 continually may one go weeping γ. elsewhere both after finite verb Joshua 6:9 the rearguard was going (הֹלֵךְ‎) after the ark, continually blowing on the trumpets (בַּשּׁוֺפָרוֺת וְתָקוֺעַ הָלוֺךְ‎), compare 6:13 (where הָו֯לֹךְ‎ cf, below; both J E), וּבָכוֺ הָלוֺךְ ֗֗֗ וַיֵּלֶךְ2 Samuel 3:16, of cows וְגָעוֺ הָלוֺךְ ץָהלְכוּ1 Samuel 6:12 they went continually lowing, וְאָבֹל הָלוֺךְ וַיֵּלֶךְJudges 14:9 and he went on, eating as he went; וְדַבֵּר הָלוֺךְ הֹלְכִים2 Kings 2:11 they were going on, talking as they went; in וּבֹכֶה הָלךְ הֹלֵךְJeremiah 41:6, the participle בֹּכֶה‎ is peculiar, read perhaps בָּכֹה‎, and for הֹלֵךְ‎ read ᵐ5 הֹלְכִים‎ Hi compare Gf. (2) with a following finite verb with ו‎ consecutive (rare): וְתקְעוּ הָלוֺךְ הֹלְכִיםJoshua 6:13 (JE) they were going along continually blowing on the trumpets; וְזָעָ֑קָה הָלוֺךְ וַתַּלֶךְ2 Samuel 13:19 and she went, crying out as she went; וִיְקַלֵּל הָ֗֗֗לוֺךְ הֹלֵךְ16:13 he went along . . . cursing as he went; so 1 Samuel 19:23 and he went on, prophesying as he went, until he came, etc. (3) in cases where finite verb is followed by Infinitive absolute + adjective denoting progress, advance: וְקָרֵב חָלוֺךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ2 Samuel 18:25 and he came continually nearer (nearer & nearer); elsewhere with idea of actual motion lost from finite verb: וָרָ֑ב הָלוֺךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ1 Samuel 14:19 and he tumult kept growing greater and greater; so הָלוֺךְ דָּוִד וַיֵּלֶךְ וְגָדוֺל2 Samuel 5:10 = 1 Chronicles 11:9; compare Judges 4:24 and the hand of the sons of Israel kept growing more and more severe (וְקָשָׁה הָלוֺךְ ֗֗֗ וַתֵּלָךְ‎) upon Jabin; note especially מְאֹד גָדַל עַדבִּֿיֿ וְגָדֵל הָלוֺךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ הָאִישׁ וַיִּגְּדּלGenesis 26:13 (J) and the man grew great and kept on growing greater and greater until etc. (גָּדֵל‎ particular adjective ). (4) twice, where finite verb is not הלך‎, but another verb denoting motion: וָשׁוֺב הָלוֺךְ ֗֗֗ הַמַּיִם וַיָּשֻׁבוּ8:3 (J) and he waters retired continually more and more; הַנֶּ֫גְבָּה וְנָסוֺעַ הָלוֺךְ אַבְּרָם וַיִסַּע12:9 (J) and Abram journeyed on continually further toward the south country. (5) quite by itself is 8:5 (P) וְחָסוֺר הָלוֺךְ הָיוּ וְהַמַּיִםand he waters, they continually diminished (were a going and a diminishin; the Infinitive absolute being predicate). (6) 13 t. the Infinitive absolute = Imperative & is followed by Perfect consecutive (chiefly in Jeremiah): וְדִבַּרְתָּ֫ הָלוֺךְ2 Samuel 24:12 go and speak, so Jeremiah 35:2; ׳ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֫go and say, Isaiah 38:5; Jeremiah 28:13; 34:2; 35:13; 39:16; ׳ה וְקָרָאתָ2:2; 3:12; also ׳ה וְרָחַצְתָּ֫2 Kings 5:10 go and wash, וְקָנִיתָ׳הJeremiah 13:1; 19:1 go and buy, ׳ה וְעָמַדְתָּ֫17:19 go and stand.

d. akin to the use of Infinitive absolute are some instances of Participle הֹלֵךְ‎ + adjective (or participle): וְקָרֵב הֹלֵךְ הַמְּלִשְׁתִּי וַיֵּלֶךְ1 Samuel 17:41 and the Philistine came continually nearer (compare 2 Samuel 18:25 above); in other cases as predicate, with same idea of growing, increasing: וְדַלִּים הֹלְכִים שָׁאוּל וּבֵית וְחָזֵק הֹלֵךְ וְדָוִד3:1 and David was growing stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul were growing weaker and weaker, compare 2 Chronicles 17:12; Esther 9:4 (of individuals), 2 Samuel 15:12 (of people); + 2 adjective וָטוֺב וְגָדֵל הֹלֵךְ שְׁמוּאֵל וְהַנַּעַד1 Samuel 2:26; compare (with different order) of wind, Ecclesiastes 1:6 goeth (הוֺלֵךְ‎)toward the south, and turneth about (סוֺבֵב‎) unto the north, the wind turneth about and about continually (הָרוּחַ הוֺלֵךְ סֹבֵב סוֺבֵב‎); of sea וְסֹעֵר הוֺלֵךְ הַיָּםJonah 1:11, 13 the sea was growing more and more stormy; also מְאֹד וְחָזֵק חוֺלֵךְ שֹּׁפָר הַ קוֺל וַיְהִיExodus 19:19 and the sound of the trumpet kept growing louder and louder; & in metaphor הַיּוֺם עַדנְֿכוֺן וָאוֺר הוֺלֵךְ נֹ֑גַהּ כְּאוֺר צַדִּיקִים אֹרַחProverbs 4:18 the path of just men is like a shining light, growing lighter and lighter until the full day.

5 In combination with other verbal forms:

a. followed by Infinitive of purpose (with לְ‎) Genesis 25:22; 31:19; 37:25 (all J E) Numbers 14:38 (P) 24:1 (JE), Judges 8:1; 9:8-9, 11, 13 + often; especially ׳הּ לִקְרַאתgo to meet Joshua 9:11 (JE), 2 Samuel 19:16; 1 Kings 18:16 (twice in verse) +; sometimes with hostile sense 1 Samuel 23:28; 1 Kings 20:27; 2 Kings 23:29; also ׳הּ לָּשּׁובּgo to return, Exodus 4:21 (RV go back), compare also לָּלֶּכֶּתּ שּׁובּreturn again Ecclesiastes 1:7; 5:14; ׳הּ לָּבּוֺֿgo to come (enter etc.) Jeremiah 41:17 compare 2 Chronicles 26:8.

b. followed by finite verb go and do so and so: Genesis 22:13; 27:14; Exodus 2:8; 4:27, 29 (all J E), Deuteronomy 13:7; 13:14; 17:3; 24:2; Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2; Jeremiah 11:12 + often; וַּיָשָּׁבּ וַיֵּלֶךְExodus 4:18 (E), וְיָשֹׁב יֵלֵךְDeuteronomy 20:5-6, 7, 8, וַיָּשׁוּבוּ וַיֵּלְכוּJudges 21:23 compare Hosea 2:9; 5:15; ׳ה וַיָּבוֺאwent & came Numbers 13:26 (P), Ruth 2:3; 1 Samuel 22:5; 2 Samuel 11:22; 2 Kings 4:25; notably וַיִּשְׁלַךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ3:7 and he went and sent.

c. following other verbs: וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּקֻמוּGenesis 22:19 (E) compare 24:10 (J) 43:8 (J) Numbers 16:25 (JE) Judges 4:9; וְנֵלֵ֑כָה נִסְעָהGenesis 33:12 (J).

d. especially as result of action expressed in preceding verb, such as verb of sending, etc.: וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ אֶתאֶֿחָיו וַיְשַׁלַּחGenesis 45:24 (E) compare Joshua 1:16 (D) 1 Samuel 6:8; Job 38:35; also וְיֵלַ֑ךְ קָדִים יִשָּׁאֵהוּ27:21 an east wind shall carry him off, and he shall depart; וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ גָָֽרֲשֵׁהוּ וַיְPsalm 34:1 (title). (compare depart also of inanimate things 3 above)

e. in longer series: וַיִּמָּלֵט וִיִּבְרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ1 Samuel 19:12; וַיֵּשֶׁב וַיָשָׁב֗֗֗ וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּסַּע2 Kings 19:36 = Isaiah 37:37; compare Numbers 24:25 (JE); וַיָּבאֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּקָםJudges 19:10; also וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּבאֹ וַיָּקָם2 Kings 10:12. feminine oft; in Imperative foll by 2nd Imperative or equivalent, (1) קַחלִֿי לֵךְGenesis 27:13 (J) go, bring me (them), compare Hosea 1:2; רְעוּ לְכוּGenesis 29:7 (J) go, feed (them), compare 37:14; 42:19; Exodus 4:19 + (in all approximately 57 t.; only J E D in Hexateuch); but also (2) weakened to mere introductory word (as also above passim: especially 2 Kings 3:7 etc.), go to, or come, do (let us do) so & so; בְרִית נִכְרְתָה לְכָהGenesis 31:44 come, let us make a compact, compare לְכָה נַשְׁקֶה19:32 (where subject feminine); וְנֵלְכָה לְכוּ1 Samuel 9:9 come, and let us go, so 9:10, 11:14; Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2, compare Zechariah 6:7 +; even וְאֶשְׁלְחָה בּאֹ לֵךְ2 Kings 5:5 go to, come, and let me send, compare Isaiah 22:15; 26:20; Ezekiel 3:4, 11; further Judges 19:11, 13; 1 Samuel 9:5; 1 Kings 1:12; Psalm 34:5 + (in all approximately 49 t.; only J E in Hexateuch). (3) apparently intermediate, and shewing transition from (1) to (2) are: לָךְרֵֿדExodus 19:24; 32:7 compare Judges 18:2; רְדוּ סֻרוּ לְכוּ1 Samuel 15:6; מִוֶּךְ עֲלֵה לֵךְExodus 33:1; בָּאָרֶץ וְהִתְהלְּכוּ לְכוּJoshua 18:8 & אַרְצָה בּאֹוּ לְכוּGenesis 47:17 compare 1 Samuel 22:5; 1 Kings 1:13; 2 Kings 7:9; see further שֹׁבְנָה לֵכְנָהRuth 1:8 & לֵכְןָ שֹׁבְנָה1:12; also 2 Samuel 3:16; 1 Kings 19:15, 20 + (in all approximately 36 t.)

II. Figurative; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident:

1 pass away, die; in phrases denoting or implying death (compare Arabic perish); בָּלהָֿאָרֶץ בְּדֶרֶךְ הַיּוֺם הוֺלֵךְ אָנֹכִּי וְהִנֵּהJoshua 23:14 (D) lo, I am going to-day the way of all the eath compare 1 Kings 2:2; perhaps also Genesis 15:2 (JE) I pass away childless, but possibly below

2 below; also 2 Samuel 12:23 I am going (הֹלֵךְ אֲנִי‎) to him 12:23; so of mankind בָּא וְדוֺר דּוֺרהֹלֵךְEcclesiastes 1:4; more explicitly, אֶלהֶֿעָפָר שָׁב וְהַכֹּל הֶעָפָר מִן הָיֶה הַכֹּל אֶחָ֑ד אֶלמָֿקוֺם הוֺלֵךְ הַּכֹּל3:20; compare 6:6; also שָׁ֑מָּה הֹלֵךְ אַתָּה אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁאוֺל9:10, & הָאָדָם הֹלֵךְ עוֺלָמוֺ אֶלבֵּֿית12:5; compare וְאֵינֶנִּי אֵלֵךְ בְּטֶדֶם‎ Psalm 39:14 before I depart and be not; so according to some 2 Chronicles 21:20 but compare below 3a (2); once with weaker sense followed by infinitive, לָמוּת הוֺךֵלךְ אָנֹכִי חִנֵּהGenesis 25:32 (J).

2 live ('walk'), in General (compare

Pi`el Hithpa`el) (usually in poetry, with modifying words): בְּנֵיא כִּיאֵֿלֵךְ צַלְמָוֶתPsalm 23:4 though I walk in a valley of deep darkness; compare 138:7 & השֶׁךְ אֵ֫לֶךְJob 29:8; אֵלֵךְ קֹדֵרPsalm 42:10; ׳ה חֲשֵׁכִיםIsaiah 50:10, see also Ezekiel 3:14; perhaps also Genesis 15:2 compare

1 above; אֶלחָֿ֑יִל מֵחַיִל יֵלְכוּPsalm 84:8 they go from strength to strength; בַּתֹּם הוֺלֵךְ בֶּטַח יֵלֶךְProverbs 10:9; especially

3 of moral and religious life; יְיַשֶּׁרלָֿ֑כֶתProverbs 15:21 he maketh straight to walk (walketh straight, upright); particular

a. walk in (בְּ‎) ways (counsels, statutes, etc.), (1) in good sense: (α) ׳ה תָּמִים בְּדֶרֶךְPsalm 101:6, compare Isaiah 30:21; Jeremiah 6:16; 1 Kings 8:36 2 Chronicles 6:27; (β) in (בְּ‎) ways of ׳י‎ especially D: Deuteronomy 8:6 ("" אֹתוֺ לְיִרְאָה‎) compare 10:12; 11:22 ("" אֶתיֿ ׳לְאַהֲבָה‎ etc.), 28:9 ("" י מִצְוֺת ׳שָׁמַר‎); see also 13:15 +; 1 Kings 11:33 (followed by לַעֲשׂוֺת‎), 11:38 (followed by וְעָשִׂיתָ‎) 2 Kings 21:22; Psalm 119:3; 128:1; בְּאֹרְחֹתָיוIsaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2; further (followed by דֶּרֶךְ‎) Judges 2:17; (γ) in commandments of ׳י2 Chronicles 17:4; (δ) in his law(s) (תּוֺרָה‎) Exodus 16:4, 14 (J) 2 Kings 10:31; Jeremiah 9:12; 44:23 (+ בְּחֻקֹּת‎ & בְּעֵדְוֺת‎), 2 Chronicles 6:16; Daniel 9:10, compare Nehemiah 10:30 (of אֱלֹהִים‎); (ε) in his ordinances, statutes (חֻקּוֺת‎) Leviticus 26:3; 1 Kings 6:12 Jeremiah 44:10, 23 (see above), Ezekiel 5:6-7, 11:20; 18:9, 17; 20:13, 16, 19, 21, compare חַיִּים בְּחֻקּוֺת33:15; also בְּחֻקֵּי1 Kings 8:61; Ezekiel 11:12; 36:27; (ζ) in his judgments (מִשְׁמָּטִים‎) Psalm 89:31; Ezekiel 37:24; (η) ordinances of David 1 Kings 3:3, compare also below; (φ) in way(s) of good man 1 Samuel 8:3, 5; 2 Chronicles 21:12, of David 11:17; 34:2, of David & Solomon 17:3. (2) in bad sense, (α) in (evil) ways with בְּ2 Kings 21:21; Ezekiel 16:47; 23:31; 2 Chronicles 22:3; compare also (probably) 21:20 בְּלאֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ חֶמְדָּהand he lived undesirably (compare ᵑ9 ᵐ5‎ Kmp Öttli); > others he departed (died) unregretted, so AV RV; (β) followed by accusative 2 Kings 21:21; Jeremiah 18:15 (׳ה נְתִיבוֺת‎); (γ) with adverb. accusative מֶּה עִקְּשׁוּת הּוֺלֵךְProverbs 6:12 one walking in perversity (falseness) of mouth (compare צְדָקוֺתIsaiah 33:15); (δ) in (בְּ‎)ordinances, statutes (חֻקּוֺת‎) of bad men Leviticus 18:3; 20:23 (both H) 2 Kings 17:8, 19; Ezekiel 20:18 (בְּחוּקֵּי‎).

b. walk with (עִם אֶת,‎) i.e. associate, be familiar with: ה ׳וּבְמִישׁוֺר אִתִּי בְּשָׁלוֺםMalachi 2:6 in peace and uprightness he walked with me (׳י‎); עִםאֲֿלֹהֶיךָ לֶכֶת הַצְנֵעַMicah 6:8; but also of people at variance with קֶ֑רִי עִמִּי וַהֲלְכְתֶּם ׳יLeviticus 26:23 compare 26:27; 26:40; & of ׳י‎ at variance with people בְּקֶ֑רִי עִמָּכֶם ֗֗֗ וְהָלַכְתִּי26:24 compare 26:28 (all H); with men, אֶתהֲּֿכָמִים13:20; רֶשַׁע אַנְשֵׁי עִםJob 34:8; compare walk with (עִם‎) vanity 31:5.

c. walk before ׳י‎ (י ׳לִפְנֵי‎; with בְּכָללִֿבָּם בֶּאֱמֶת,‎ etc.) 1 Kings 2:4; 3:6; 8:23, 25; 9:4; 2 Chronicles 6:16; 7:17 compare י׳ה מִמְּנֵי ׳קְדֹרַנִּיתMalachi 3:14; walk before the living (i.e. walk aright before them) Ecclesiastes 6:8.

d. walk, go, after (אַהֲּדֵי‎) (1) ׳יDeuteronomy 13:5; 1 Kings 14:8; Jeremiah 2:2; Hosea 11:10 +; (2) other gods, Judges 2:12 especially D: Deuteronomy 4:3; 6:14; 8:19; 13:3; 28:14; Jeremiah 2:23; 7:6; 8:2; 11:10; 16:11; 25:6 +; compare go & serve other gods Joshua 23:16; Deuteronomy 13:7; 13:14; 17:3; 29:17 (compare 28:14 above); (3) things which do not profit Jeremiah 2:8; -4 vanity Hosea 5:11 (reading שָׁוְא‎ compare VB); see also Amos 2:4.

e. walk in (1) one's integrity, etc., בְּתֻמִּיPsalm 26:11; compare 84:12; Proverbs 10:9, see also ׳ה תָּמִיםPsalm 15:2, תֹם הֹלְכֵיProverbs 2:7; (2) bad sense, in (בְּ‎) sin 1 Kings 15:3, 26, 34; 16:2, 26; 2 Kings 13:6, 11 + (especially of wicked kings); (evil) counsel 2 Chronicles 22:5 compare Psalm 1:1. feminine-1לֵב‎ as subject, (a) = thoughts, הָלַךְ לִבִּי לֹא2 Kings 5:26

4 other figurative uses: depart from מִמְּנֵיHosea 11:2 (from prophets as God's messengers; opposed to קָרָא‎); go into, בַכְּלִמָּה הָֽלְכוּIsaiah 45:16 they have gone into confusion (judgment on idol-makers); etc.

Niph`al Perfect1singular נֶהֱלָ֑כְּתִּי כִּנְטוֺתוֺ כְּצֵלPsalm 109:23 like a shadow when it stretches out I am gone (compare היהNiph`al)

Pi`el (chiefly in poetry & late) Perfect הִלַּכְּתִּיJob 30:28; Psalm 131:1; הִלָּ֑כְּתִּי38:7; 3plural הִלְּכוּJob 24:10; Lamentations 5:18; Imperfect יְהַלֵךְEzekiel 18:9 2t.; וַיְהַלֵּךְ1 Kings 21:27; 1singular אֲהַלֵךְPsalm 86:11 2t.; 3 masculine plural יְהַלֵּ֑כוּHabakkuk 3:11 2t.; יְהַלֵּכ֑וּןPsalm 89:16 2t.; 1 plural נְהַלֵךְ55:15; Isaiah 59:9; Imperative הַלֵךְEcclesiastes 11:9; Participle מְהַלֵךְProverbs 6:11; Psalm 104:3; מְהַלְּכִיםEcclesiastes 4:15; —

1 walk in or with a throng followed by בְּ‎ local: א ׳בְּבֵית בְּרָ֑גֶשׁ נְהַלֵךְPsalm 55:15; walk, tread on coals עַלהַֿגֶּחָלִיםProverbs 6:28; of idols Psalm 115:7 they do not walk, have not the power of walking (compare יִצְעָ֑דוּJeremiah 10:5); of one tramping, formidable, simile of poverty רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּבָאכִֿמְהַלֵּךְProverbs 6:11, — a highwayman according to Ges Ew Hi Now, compare ᵐ5‎; "" מָנֵן כְּאִישׁ מַחְסֹרְךָ‎ compare also Hithpa`el 24:34); of ׳יwalking (in majesty), marching, רוּחַ לְַכַּֿנְפֵיPsalm 104:3 on the wings of the wind; of righteousness, personified, יְהַלֵךְ לְפָנָיו צֶדֶק‎ Psalm 85:14; of wisdom אֲהַלֵךְ צְדָקָה בְּאֹרַהProverbs 8:20 in the path of righteousness do I walk (stedfastly, unswervingly); of animals, go about, prowl, ב֑וֺ הִלְּכוּ שׁוּעָלִים שֶׁח֯שָּׁמֵם הַרצִֿיּוֺן עַל‎ (Qr שֶּׁשָּׁמֵם‎) Lamentations 5:18, of ships, in (stately) movement Psalm 104:26; of springs 104:10 between mountains they go (run, flow); of arrows Habakkuk 3:11 at the light of thine arrows that go (fly, shoot; compare

Hithpa`el Psalm 77:18).

2 also of walking about = living הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ תַּחַת הַמְֿהַלְּכִיםEcclesiastes 4:15; לְבוּשׁ בְּלִי הִלְּכוּ עָרוֺםJob 24:10 nacked they keep going about (frequently), without clothing; so of going about as mourner הִלַּכְּתִּי קֹדֵר30:28; Psalm 38:7 (compare

Qal Psalm 42:10); נְהַלֵךְ בַּאֲפֵלוֺתIsaiah 59:9 in darkness we walk (of distress); on the other hand יְהַלֵּכ֑וּן מָּנֶיךָ בְּאוֺרPsalm 89:16 (of blessedness & prosperity).

3 depart, go entirely away (מִן‎) יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ קָדוֺשׁ מִמְּקוֺםEcclesiastes 8:10 from the holy place they must depart (on text compare VB; "" בָעִיר וְיִשְׁתַּכְּחוּ‎).

4 figurative of mode of life, action, etc.: of particular path of one's life אֲהַלֵךְ בְּאֹרַחזֿוּPsalm 142:4; specifically in good sense אַ֑ט וַיְהַלֵּךְ1 Kings 21:27 and he (Ahad) walked softly (as a penitent); oftener with בְּ‎ of path in which: יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ בִּדְרָכַיPsalm 81:14 that in my ways they would walk ! compare 86:11 (בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ‎), Ezekiel 18:9 (בְּחֻקּוֺתַי‎); in bad or doubtful sensse עֵינֶי֑ךָ וּבְמַרְאֵי לִבְּךָ בְּדַרְכֵי וְהַלֵךְEcclesiastes 11:9; compare also בִּגְדֹלֹת הִלַּכְּתּי לֹאPsalm 131:1 I do not walk (move, tread) among great things ("" מִמֶּנִּי וּבְנִפְלָאוֺת‎; figurative of humility, compare also va).

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְהַלָּךְֿGenesis 6:9; 1 Samuel 30:31; וְהִתְהַלֵךְ‎ consecutive Exodus 21:19; 1 Samuel 2:35; 2masculine singular הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתָּEzekiel 28:14; Job 38:16; 1singular הִתְהַלַּכְּתִּיGenesis 24:40 5t., etc.; Imperfect יִתְהַלֵךְProverbs 23:31; יִתְהַלָּ֑ךְJob 18:8; 22:14; 1singular אֶתְהַלֵּךְPsalm 43:2 2t.; וְאֶתְהַלְּכָה119:45; 3masculine plural יִתְהַלְּכוּ1 Samuel 2:30 2t.; וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּJudges 21:24 3t.; יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ1 Samuel 23:13 3t.; יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן‎ Psalm 12:9; 3feminine plural וַתִּתְהַלַּכְנָהZechariah 6:7, etc.; Imperative הִתְהַלַּךְGenesis 13:17; 17:1; הִתְהַלְּכוּJoshua 18:8; Zechariah 6:7; Infinitive (לְ)הִתְהַלֵּךְ‎ Psalm 56:14 4t.; suffix הִתְהַלֶּכְךָProverbs 6:22; Participle מִתְהַלֵּךְGenesis 3:8 7t.; feminine singular מִתְהַלֶּכֶתEzekiel 1:13; masculine plural מִתְהַלְּכִים1 Samuel 25:27; — walk, walk about, move to and fro: 1 literal

a. traverse, in this direction and that, Genesis 13:17 (J; בָּאָרֶץ‎) Joshua 18:4 (JE), 18:8 (id.; וְהִתְה לְכוּ ׳בָּאָרֶץ‎ compare Job 1:7 = 2:2 (both "" שׁוּט‎) Zechariah 1:10-11, similarly also 1 Chronicles 21:4; of fiery appearance in Ezekiel's vision ׳מִתְה הַחַיּוֺת בֵּיןEzekiel 1:13; of horses in Zechariah's vision Zechariah 6:7 (לְהִתְ ׳לָלֶכֶת בָּאָרֶץ‎), 6:7 (בָּא הִתְהַלְּכוּ ׳לְכוּ‎), 6:7; go in different directions ׳וַיִּתְה לְשִׁבְטוֺ אִישׁ ֗֗֗ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי מִשָּׁםJudges 21:24 ("" מִשָּׁם וַיֵּצְאוּ‎ etc.); so of lightning flashes as arrows of ׳יPsalm 77:18 went hither & thither; of water running off different ways 58:8 (simile of vanishing of wicked).

b. walk, walk about עַלמִֿשְׁעַנְתּוֺ בַּחוּץ הִתְהַלֵךְExodus 21:19 (JE) i.e. leaning upon his staff; Proverbs 6:22 (distinguished from חֵקִיץ שָׁבַב,‎); 2 Samuel 11:2 (הַמֶּלָךְ בֵּית עַלגַֿנּ‎); הִתְהֵלָּ֑כְתָּ תְּהוֺם וּבְחֵקֶרJob 38:16 and in the farthest ground of the deep hast thou walked ? הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתָּ אַבְנֵיאֵֿשׁ בְּתוֺךְEzekiel 28:14; so also of ׳י‎ walking on earth, in anthropomorphic conception בַּגָּן י ׳קוֺל מִתְהַלֵךְ אֱלֹהִיםGenesis 3:8 (J) the sound of ׳יElohim walking about in the garden; of God (El) יִתְהַלָּ֑ךְ שָׁמַיִם וְחוּגJob 22:14 and the vault of heaven he walketh; walk about in front of (לִפְנֵי‎) Esther 2:11; attend, follow, of retainers אֲדֹנִי בְּרַגְלֵי הַמִּתְהַלְּכִים1 Samuel 25:27; wander, of Israel אֶלגּֿוֺי מִגּוֺיPsalm 105:13 = 1 Chronicles 16:20; rove about, of David and his band אֲשֶׁרהִֿתְהַלֶּךְשָֿׁם1 Samuel 30:31; יִתְּהָלָּ֑כוּ בַּאֲשֶׁר וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּ23:13 (on this phrase compare LagPsalt. Hleron. 1874, 156 f. DrSm); walk about, prowl, of Jehoiachin under figure of lion, בְּתוֺךְאֲֿרָיוֺת ׳וַיִתְהEzekiel 19:6; compare also רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּבָאמִֿתְהַלֵךְProverbs 24:34 and thy poverty cometh marching (compare

Pi`el Proverbs 6:11); glide, flow of wine ׳יִתְה בְּמֵישָׁרִים23:31 glideth down smoothly (VB; compare Qal 3 Cant 7:10); note especially the following, where emphasis lies not on verb, but on an auxiliary word; these cases form the natural transition to the figurative use: — Psalm 12:9 on every side wicked men are walking; יִתְהָלֶּךְאִֿישׁ בְּצֶלֶםPsalm 39:7 in appearance (semblance, literally image compare Checritical note.) walketh a man; also אֶתְהַלֵךְ קֹדֵר לָמָּה43:2 (compare Qal 42:10, Pi`el 38:7; Job 30:28). 2 figurative walk about = live; the king before (לִמְּנֵי‎) his people 1 Samuel 12:2, so of Samuel 12:2; of priest 2:35 (מְשִׁיחִי לִפְנֵי‎); of friendly intercourse with (אֶת‎) men 25:15; compare הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי כְּאָחלִֿי כְּרֵעַPsalm 35:14; of man's relation to God: especially followed by ׳ה וֶהְיֵהתָמִים לְפָנָי לִפְנֵי,Genesis 17:1 (P) walk before me (live constantly in my presence) and (so) be perfect, compare 24:40 (J), 48:15 (E); ׳ה שָׁלֵם וּבְלֵבָכ בֶּאֱמֶת לְפָנֶיךָ2 Kings 20:3 = Isaiah 38:3; as token of divine favour עַדעֿוֺלָם לְפָנַי יִתְהַלְּכוּ1 Samuel 2:20 (see especially Dr, on sense here & elsewhere); Psalm 116:9 י לִפְנֵי ׳אֶתְּהַלֵּךְ הַחַיִּים בְּאַרְצוֺת‎, Psalm 56:14 (הַחַיִּים בְּאוֺר‎); ׳יִתְה בִּשְׁמוֺZechariah 10:12 they shall walk in his name; with אֶת‎, of Enoch and Noah ׳ה אֶתהָֿאֱלֹחִיםGenesis 5:22, 24; 6:9 (denoting intimacy, fellowship: all P); further ׳ה בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָPsalm 26:3 I have walked in thy faithfulness; צַדִּיק ׳מִתְה בְּתֻמּוֺProverbs 20:7 he that walketh justly in his (own) integrity; ׳אֶתְה בֵּיתִּי בְּקֶרֶב בְּתָםלְֿבָבִיPsalm 101:2; compare also 119:45 and let me walk in a large place (untrammelled, undismayed); of the wicked בַּאֲשָׁמָיו מִתְהַלֵּךְ68:22 onegoing on in his guilty deeds; יִתְה ׳בַּחֲשֵׁכָה82:5 they walk in darkness ("" יָבִינוּ וְלֹא יָָֽדְעוּ לֹא‎); of their exposure יִתְה ׳עַלשְֿׁבָכָהJob 18:8 he walketh on net-work, (snare, compare שׂבכה‎; "" בְּרַגְלָיו בְּרֶשֶׁת שֻׁלַּח‎); especially of ׳י‎ as accompanying Israel ׳מִתְח מַחֲנֶךָ בְּקֶרֶבDeuteronomy 23:15 walk in the midst, etc., בְּתוֺכְכֶםLeviticus 26:12; 2 Samuel 7:7 wherever (אֲשֶׁר בְּכֹל‎) I have walked with (among בְּ‎) all (the sons of) Israel = 1 Chronicles 17:6; as inhabiting a tent, on the march, וּבְמִשְׁכָּ֑ן בְּאֹהֶל מִתְהַלֵּךְ וָּאֶהְיֶה2 Samuel 7:6 and I was walking in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הוֺלִיךְ‎ (as if from ילך‎, i.e. a verb פו֞‎, compare references below

Qal Imperfect above) 2 Kings 24:15; suffix הוֺלִיכְךָDeuteronomy 8:2, וְהוֺלִיכוֺ‎ consecutive Proverbs 16:29, etc.; Imperfect יוֺלִיךְEcclesiastes 10:20, יוֺלִךְJeremiah 32:5; jussive יוֺלֵךְDeuteronomy 28:36; שֶׁיֹּלֵךְEcclesiastes 5:14; וַיּוֺ֫לֶךְExodus 14:21 וַיֹּ֫לֶךְ2 Kings 6:19 2t.; וַיֹּלַ֖ךְLamentations 3:2; suffix נִי וִיּוֺלִכֵּEzekiel 40:24; 43:1; 47:6; 1singular אוֺלִיךְ2 Samuel 13:13; Ezekiel 32:14, cohortative וְאוֺלִיכָה2 Kings 6:19, וָאוֺלֵךְAmos 2:10 3t., etc.; Imperative הוֺלֵךְNumbers 17:11; feminine singular הֵילִיכִיExodus 2:9 (Böii. 461, § 1103;; but read probably הוֺלִיכִי‎ Ol§ 256, b Ges§ 69, 2, R 8); masculine plural הֹלִיכוּ2 Kings 17:27; Infinitive suffix לְהֹלִיכוֺ2 Chronicles 36:6; Participle מוֺלִיךְJeremiah 2:6 4t.; suffix מוֺלִיכְךָDeuteronomy 8:15, מוֺלִכֵךְJeremiah 2:17; מוֺלִיכָםIsaiah 63:13; feminine plural מוֺלִכוֺתZechariah 5:10; —

1 lead, bring: followed by accusative usually of person;

a. with בְּ‎ of space or region through which, Deuteronomy 8:15 (Israel in wilderness) Jeremiah 2:6; Psalm 136:16, so also Isaiah 48:21; בַּדָּ֑רֶךְJeremiah 2:17; compare Joshua 24:3 (E), Isaiah 63:13; Psalm 106:9; also figurative Isaiah 42:16 and I will lead (the) blind in a way (בְּדֶרֶךְ‎) they know not;

b. with accusative of person, בְּ‎ of space + accusative of time בַּמִּדְבָּר שָׁנָה אַרְבָּעִים אֶתְכֶם וָאוֺלֵךְDeuteronomy 29:4; so Amos 2:10 (followed by Infinitive of purpose with לְ‎).

c. followed by accusative of person + accusative of way, road, Deuteronomy 8:2, compare הַדָּרוֺם דֶּרֶךְEzekiel 40:24 (accusative of direction).

d. followed by accusative of person + accusative of place or condition to which גּוֺלָה הוֺלִיךְ ֗֗֗ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶתנְֿשֵׁי2 Kings 24:15 the women of the king, etc., he led into exile (בָבֶ֑לָה מִירוּשָׁלְם‎); so also, of exile הַמִּדְבָּר וְהוֺלַכְּתִּיהָHosea 2:16; בָּבֶלJeremiah 32:5; compare of Yahwesh's chastisement, Lamentations 3:2 me hath he driven and brought, into darkness and not into light; followed by accusative of person + ׃אל אֶלגֿוֺי‎ etc. Deuteronomy 28:36 (of exile); אֶלנַֿחֲלֵימַֿיִםJeremiah 31:9; אֶלהַֿשַּׁעַרEzekiel 43:1; אֶלהָֿעֵדָהNumbers 17:11 (P; implicit object being censer); אֶל‎ of person 2 Kings 6:19; Jeremiah 52:26, עַל‎ in "" 2 Kings 25:20; עַל‎ also 1 Kings 1:38 עַלגִּֿיחוֺן אֹתוֺ וַיֹּלִכוּ‎ (see below עַל7c β).

e. followed by accusative of person + ָ ה‎ locative: שֹׁמְרֹ֫נָה2 Kings 6:19; בָּבֶּ֫לָה2 Chronicles 33:11; 36:6 (compare 2 Kings 24:15 above); compare שָׁ֫מָּה17:27.

2 lead away followed by accusative of person + apposition; שׁוֺלָ֑ל יוֺעֲצִים מוֺלִיךְJob 12:17 he (׳י‎) leadeth away counsellors despoiled compare 12:19; of Yahweh's judgment on the wicked Psalm 125:5 ׳יwill lead them away with (אֶת‎) the workers of iniquity.

3 carry, bring: with object helpless, or inanimate:

a. + accusative of location, Josiah to Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַם‎) 2 Chronicles 35:24 (וַיְבִיאֻהוּ‎ in "" 2 Kings 23:30); compare Zechariah 5:10 whither are these carrying the ephah? אֶתחֶֿרְמָּתִי אוֺלִיךְ אָ֫נָה2 Samuel 13:13.

b. carry, take, take away, אֶתהַֿיֶּלֶד חֵילִיכִיExodus 2:9 (E; on form compare above); also carry away בְּיָדוֺ‎, in his hand, Ecclesiastes 5:14; of the spread of a careless speech 10:20 fowl of the heavens shall carry the voice ("" דָּבָר יַגֵּיד ה֯כְּנָפַיִם בַּעַל‎).

4 figurative, of influence on character: with accusative of person + בְּinto: Proverbs 16:29 and he will lead him into a way

that is not good (i.e. sinful).

5. a. cause to walk, go, men (i.e. יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמִּי‎) on (עַל‎) the mountains of Israel Ezekiel 36:12 ("" לְנַחֲלָה לָהֶם וְהָיִיתָ וִירֵשׁוּךָ,‎); compare קוֺמֲמִיּוּת אֶתְכֶם וָאוֺלֵךְLeviticus 26:13 and I caused you to walk upright (figurative; opposed to being bowed down by a yoke); Isaiah 63:12 that caused his glorious arm to go at (לְ‎) the right hand of Moses.

b. cause to flow, run Ezekiel 32:14 and rivers like oil will I cause to flow.

c. cause to depart, retire, go back, ׳י‎, the sea, Exodus 14:21 (בְּ‎ instrumental, קָדִים בְּרוּחַ‎).

לְךָ‎ = לְכָהImperative of הָלַךְ‎ q. v.

לֵ֑כָה לְכָה,Imperative from הָלַךְ‎ q. v.; לְכָה‎ also for לְךָto thee Genesis 27:37.








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