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. Proverbs 6:6לֵֽךְ־ · Walk in the manner of
    Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
  2. Proverbs 6:11כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ · like a robber
    …and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
  3. Proverbs 6:12ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ · walks
    A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
  4. Proverbs 6:22בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀ · When you walk
    When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  5. Proverbs 6:28יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ · walk
    Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
  6. Proverbs 7:18לְכָ֤ה · Come
    Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
  7. Proverbs 7:19הָ֝לַ֗ךְ · he has gone
    For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
  8. Proverbs 7:22ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ · He follows her
    He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
  9. Proverbs 8:20אֲהַלֵּ֑ך · I walk
    I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
  10. Proverbs 9:5לְ֭כוּ · Come
    “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
  11. Proverbs 10:9הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · He who walks; יֵ֣לֶךְ · walks
    He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
  12. Proverbs 11:13הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
    A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
  13. Proverbs 13:20הָלוֹךְ · He who walks
    He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
  14. Proverbs 14:2הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · He who walks
    He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
  15. Proverbs 14:7לֵ֣ךְ · Stay away
    Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
  16. Proverbs 15:12יֵלֵֽךְ׃
    A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
  17. Proverbs 15:21לָֽכֶת׃ · walks
    Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
  18. Proverbs 16:29וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ · and leads him
    A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
  19. Proverbs 19:1הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · who walks
    Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
  20. Proverbs 20:7מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ · walks
    The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
  21. Proverbs 20:19הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · is a constant
    He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
  22. Proverbs 23:31יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ · and goes down smoothly
    Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
  23. Proverbs 24:34מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ · like a robber
    …and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
  24. Proverbs 28:6הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · who walks
    Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
  25. Proverbs 28:18הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · He who walks
    He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
  26. Proverbs 28:26וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ · but one who walks
    He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
  27. Proverbs 30:29לָֽכֶת׃ · in their walk
    There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
  28. Ecclesiastes 1:4הֹלֵךְ֙ · come
    Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
  29. Ecclesiastes 1:6הוֹלֵךְ֙ · blows; הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · it swirls
    The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
  30. Ecclesiastes 1:7הֹלְכִ֣ים · flow; הֹֽלְכִ֔ים · come; לָלָֽכֶת׃ · flow
    All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
  31. Ecclesiastes 2:1לְכָה־ · Come
    I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
  32. Ecclesiastes 2:14הוֹלֵ֑ךְ · walks
    The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
  33. Ecclesiastes 3:20הוֹלֵ֖ךְ · go
    All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
  34. Ecclesiastes 4:15הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים · and walked
    I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
  35. Ecclesiastes 5:1תֵּלֵךְ֙ · you go
    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
  36. Ecclesiastes 5:15לָלֶ֖כֶת · so he will depart; שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ · to carry
    As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
  37. Ecclesiastes 5:16יֵלֵ֑ךְ · he will depart
    This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
  38. Ecclesiastes 6:4יֵלֵ֑ךְ · and departs
    For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
  39. Ecclesiastes 6:6הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ · go
    …even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
  40. Ecclesiastes 6:8לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ · how to conduct himself
    What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
  41. Ecclesiastes 6:9מֵֽהֲלָךְ־ · than the wandering
    Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  42. Ecclesiastes 7:2לָלֶ֣כֶת · to enter; מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ · than
    It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
  43. Ecclesiastes 8:3תֵּלֵ֔ךְ · to leave
    Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
  44. Ecclesiastes 8:10יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ · and out
    Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.