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
- Ezekiel 1:9בְלֶכְתָּ֔ן · as they moved; יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ · one went…and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.
- Ezekiel 1:12יֵלֵ֑כוּ · [creature] went; לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ · would go; יֵלֵ֔כוּ · they would go; בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃ · as they movedEach creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved.
- Ezekiel 1:13מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת · moved back and forthIn the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
- Ezekiel 1:17בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם · As they moved; יֵלֵ֑כוּ · they went; בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃ · as they movedAs they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.
- Ezekiel 1:19וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ · moved; יֵלְכ֥וּ · movedSo as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
- Ezekiel 1:20לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ · would go; יֵלֵ֔כוּ · they would go; לָלֶ֑כֶתWherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- Ezekiel 1:21בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם · When the creatures moved; יֵלֵ֔כוּ · the wheels movedWhen the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- Ezekiel 1:24בְּלֶכְתָּ֔ם · When [the creatures] movedWhen the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
- Ezekiel 3:1וְלֵ֥ךְ · then go“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 3:4לֶךְ־ · go nowThen He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them.
- Ezekiel 3:11וְלֵ֨ךְGo to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
- Ezekiel 3:14וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ · and I wentSo the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
- Ezekiel 5:6הָלְכ֥וּ · walkedBut she has rebelled against My ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against My statutes worse than the countries around her. For her people have rejected My ordinances and have not walked in My statutes.’
- Ezekiel 5:7הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם · walkedTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You have been more insubordinate than the nations around you; you have not walked in My statutes or kept My ordinances, nor have you even conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.’
- Ezekiel 7:14הֹלֵ֖ךְ · one goesThey have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.
- Ezekiel 7:17תֵּלַ֥כְנָה · will turn toEvery hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.
- Ezekiel 10:11בְּלֶכְתָּ֗ם · When they moved; יֵלֵ֔כוּ · they would go; בְּלֶכְתָּ֑ם · as they moved; יֵלֵ֔כוּ · [the cherubim] would go; בְּלֶכְתָּֽם׃ · as they movedWhen they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.
- Ezekiel 10:16וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ · moved; יֵלְכ֥וּ · movedWhen the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side.
- Ezekiel 10:22יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ · wentTheir faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.
- Ezekiel 11:12הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם · followedThen you will know that I am the LORD. For you have neither followed My statutes nor practiced My ordinances, but you have conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.”
- Ezekiel 11:20יֵלֵ֔כוּ · they may follow…so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 11:21הֹלֵ֑ךְ · pursueBut as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 12:11יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ · they will goYou are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.
- Ezekiel 13:3הֹלְכִ֛ים · followThis is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.
- Ezekiel 16:47הָלַ֔כְתְּ · walkedAnd you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.
- Ezekiel 18:9יְהַלֵּ֛ךְ · He followsHe follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 18:17הָלָ֑ךְ · and followsHe withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
- Ezekiel 19:6וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ · He prowledHe prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- Ezekiel 20:13הָלָ֜כוּ · followYet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
- Ezekiel 20:16הָלְכ֣וּ · to walk; הֹלֵֽךְ׃ · continually went…because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.
- Ezekiel 20:18תֵּלֵ֔כוּ · walkIn the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
- Ezekiel 20:19לֵ֑כוּ · walkI am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
- Ezekiel 20:21הָ֠לָכוּ · walkBut the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
- Ezekiel 20:39לְכ֣וּ · GoAnd as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.