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הָלַךְ

ha.lakhto go: wentHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1,548 occurrences37 books1,346 verses

Definition

akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Traditional renderings: (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, × 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, × be weak, whirl.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הָלַךְ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,548 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 20:37לָלֶ֥כֶת · to sail
    Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
  2. 2 Chronicles 21:6וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ · And [Jehoram] walked
    And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  3. 2 Chronicles 21:12הָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ · walked
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
  4. 2 Chronicles 21:13וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ · but you have walked
    …but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.
  5. 2 Chronicles 21:20וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ · He died
    Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
  6. 2 Chronicles 22:3הָלַ֔ךְ · walked
    Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
  7. 2 Chronicles 22:5הָלַךְ֒ · followed; וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ · and went
    Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
  8. 2 Chronicles 24:25וּבְלֶכְתָּ֣ם · And when [the Arameans] had withdrawn
    And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
  9. 2 Chronicles 25:10לָלֶ֖כֶת · and sent them
    So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
  10. 2 Chronicles 25:11וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
    Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
  11. 2 Chronicles 25:13מִלֶּ֤כֶת
    Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
  12. 2 Chronicles 25:17לְךָ · Come
    Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
  13. 2 Chronicles 26:8וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ · spread
    The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
  14. 2 Chronicles 28:2וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ · Instead, he walked
    Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.
  15. 2 Chronicles 30:6וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ · went
    At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
  16. 2 Chronicles 33:11וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּ · and took him
    So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
  17. 2 Chronicles 34:2וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ · and walked
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
  18. 2 Chronicles 34:21לְכוּ֩ · Go
    “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
  19. 2 Chronicles 34:22וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ · went
    So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
  20. 2 Chronicles 34:31לָלֶ֜כֶת · to follow
    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
  21. 2 Chronicles 35:24וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙ · and brought him
    So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
  22. 2 Chronicles 36:6לְהֹלִיכ֖וֹ · to take him
    Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
  23. Ezra 8:31לָלֶ֖כֶת · to go
    On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
  24. Ezra 10:6וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ · and walked; וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ · And while he stayed
    Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
  25. Nehemiah 2:16הָלַ֔כְתִּי · I had gone
    The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
  26. Nehemiah 2:17לְכ֗וּ · Come
    Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
  27. Nehemiah 5:9תֵּלֵ֔כוּ · you walk
    So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
  28. Nehemiah 6:2לְכָ֞ה · Come
    Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
  29. Nehemiah 6:7לְכָ֔ה · come
    …and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
  30. Nehemiah 6:17הוֹלְכ֖וֹת
    Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.
  31. Nehemiah 8:10לְכוּ֩ · Go
    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
  32. Nehemiah 8:12וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ
    Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
  33. Nehemiah 9:12יֵֽלְכוּ־ · they should travel
    You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.
  34. Nehemiah 9:19יֵֽלְכוּ־ · they should go
    You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
  35. Nehemiah 10:29לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ · to follow
    …hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
  36. Nehemiah 12:32וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ · followed
    Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
  37. Nehemiah 12:38הַהוֹלֶ֥כֶת · proceeded
    The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
  38. Esther 2:11מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ · would walk back and forth
    And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
  39. Esther 4:16לֵךְ֩ · Go
    “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
  40. Esther 9:4הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · spread; הוֹלֵ֥ךְ · became
    For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
  41. Job 1:4וְהָלְכ֤וּ · would take turns
    Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
  42. Job 1:7וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ · and walking back and forth
    “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  43. Job 2:2וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ · and walking back and forth
    “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  44. Job 7:9וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ · and is gone
    As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.
  45. Job 10:21אֵ֭לֵךְ · I go
    …before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
  46. Job 12:17מוֹלִ֣יךְ · away
    He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
  47. Job 12:19מוֹלִ֣יךְ · away
    He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.