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. Jeremiah 34:2הָלֹךְ֙ · to go
    The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
  2. Jeremiah 35:2הָלוֹךְ֮ · Go
    “Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
  3. Jeremiah 35:13הָלֹ֤ךְ · Go
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.
  4. Jeremiah 35:15תֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ · go after
    Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
  5. Jeremiah 36:14וָלֵ֑ךְ · and come [here]
    Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.
  6. Jeremiah 36:19לֵ֥ךְ
    Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”
  7. Jeremiah 37:9הָלֹ֛ךְ · will go away for good; יֵלְכ֥וּ; יֵלֵֽכוּ׃
    This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!
  8. Jeremiah 37:12לָלֶ֖כֶת · to go
    Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
  9. Jeremiah 39:16הָל֣וֹךְ · Go
    “Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
  10. Jeremiah 40:4לָלֶ֥כֶת; לֵֽךְ׃ · go
    But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
  11. Jeremiah 40:5לָלֶ֖כֶת · go; לֵ֑ךְ
    But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
  12. Jeremiah 40:15אֵ֤לְכָה · Let me go
    Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”
  13. Jeremiah 41:6הֹלֵ֥ךְ · as he went; הָלֹ֖ךְ
    And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”
  14. Jeremiah 41:10וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ · and set off
    Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
  15. Jeremiah 41:12וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ · and went
    …they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
  16. Jeremiah 41:14וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ · and went over
    …and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
  17. Jeremiah 41:15וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ · and went
    But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
  18. Jeremiah 41:17וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ · And they went; לָלֶ֖כֶת · in order to proceed
    And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
  19. Jeremiah 42:3נֵֽלֶךְ־ · we should walk
    Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”
  20. Jeremiah 44:3לָלֶ֣כֶת · by continuing
    …because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
  21. Jeremiah 44:10הָלְכ֤וּ · have they followed
    To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
  22. Jeremiah 44:23הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם · walk
    Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
  23. Jeremiah 45:5תֵּֽלֶךְ־ · you go
    But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”
  24. Jeremiah 46:22יֵלֵ֑ךְ · like a fleeing; יֵלֵ֔כוּ · the enemy will advance
    Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees.
  25. Jeremiah 48:2לְכ֖וּ · Come; תֵּ֥לֶךְ · you
    There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
  26. Jeremiah 48:11הָלָ֑ךְ · gone
    Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
  27. Jeremiah 49:3יֵלֵ֔ךְ · will go
    Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
  28. Jeremiah 50:3הָלָֽכוּ׃
    For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”
  29. Jeremiah 50:4הָל֤וֹךְ · as they come; יֵלֵ֔כוּ
    “In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
  30. Jeremiah 50:6הָלָ֔כוּ · They have wandered
    My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
  31. Jeremiah 51:9וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ · of us go
    “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”
  32. Jeremiah 51:50הִלְכ֖וּ · depart
    You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”
  33. Jeremiah 51:59בְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹ · when he went
    This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign.
  34. Jeremiah 52:7וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ · They headed
    Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
  35. Jeremiah 52:26וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ · and brought
    Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
  36. Lamentations 1:5הָלְכ֥וּ · have gone away
    Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.
  37. Lamentations 1:6וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ · to flee
    All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.
  38. Lamentations 1:18הָלְכ֥וּ · have gone
    The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
  39. Lamentations 3:2וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ · and made me walk
    He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
  40. Lamentations 4:18מִלֶּ֖כֶת · so that we could not walk
    They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come!
  41. Lamentations 5:18הִלְּכוּ־ · patrolled
    …because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.