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.
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
Occurrences
1,548 total
- Proverbs 6:6לֵֽךְ־ · Walk in the manner ofWalk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 6:11כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ · like a robber…and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 6:12ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ · walksA worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
- Proverbs 6:22בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀ · When you walkWhen you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
- Proverbs 6:28יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ · walkCan a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
- Proverbs 7:18לְכָ֤ה · ComeCome, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
- Proverbs 7:19הָ֝לַ֗ךְ · he has goneFor my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
- Proverbs 7:22ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ · He follows herHe follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
- Proverbs 8:20אֲהַלֵּ֑ך · I walkI walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
- Proverbs 9:5לְ֭כוּ · Come“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
- Proverbs 10:9הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · He who walks; יֵ֣לֶךְ · walksHe who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
- Proverbs 11:13הוֹלֵ֣ךְA gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
- Proverbs 13:20הָלוֹךְ · He who walksHe who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 14:2הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · He who walksHe who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
- Proverbs 14:7לֵ֣ךְ · Stay awayStay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 15:12יֵלֵֽךְ׃A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
- Proverbs 15:21לָֽכֶת׃ · walksFolly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
- Proverbs 16:29וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ · and leads himA violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- Proverbs 19:1הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · who walksBetter a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
- Proverbs 20:7מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ · walksThe righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
- Proverbs 20:19הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · is a constantHe who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Proverbs 23:31יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ · and goes down smoothlyDo not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
- Proverbs 24:34מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ · like a robber…and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 28:6הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · who walksBetter a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
- Proverbs 28:18הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · He who walksHe who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Proverbs 28:26וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ · but one who walksHe who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
- Proverbs 30:29לָֽכֶת׃ · in their walkThere are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
- Ecclesiastes 1:4הֹלֵךְ֙ · comeGenerations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
- Ecclesiastes 1:6הוֹלֵךְ֙ · blows; הוֹלֵ֣ךְ · it swirlsThe wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
- Ecclesiastes 1:7הֹלְכִ֣ים · flow; הֹֽלְכִ֔ים · come; לָלָֽכֶת׃ · flowAll the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
- Ecclesiastes 2:1לְכָה־ · ComeI said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:14הוֹלֵ֑ךְ · walksThe 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.
- Ecclesiastes 3:20הוֹלֵ֖ךְ · goAll go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
- Ecclesiastes 4:15הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים · and walkedI saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1תֵּלֵךְ֙ · you goGuard 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.
- Ecclesiastes 5:15לָלֶ֖כֶת · so he will depart; שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ · to carryAs 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.
- Ecclesiastes 5:16יֵלֵ֑ךְ · he will departThis 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?
- Ecclesiastes 6:4יֵלֵ֑ךְ · and departsFor a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
- 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?
- Ecclesiastes 6:8לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ · how to conduct himselfWhat advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
- Ecclesiastes 6:9מֵֽהֲלָךְ־ · than the wanderingBetter what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 7:2לָלֶ֣כֶת · to enter; מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ · thanIt 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.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3תֵּלֵ֔ךְ · to leaveDo not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ · and outThen 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.