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
- Joshua 18:8הַהֹלְכִים֩ · them; לְ֠כוּ · Go; וְהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ · and surveyAs the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
- Joshua 18:9וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ · departedSo the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
- Joshua 22:4וּלְכ֨וּAnd now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.
- Joshua 22:5וְלָלֶ֧כֶת · to walkBut be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
- Joshua 22:6וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ · and they wentSo Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
- Joshua 22:9וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ · left; לָלֶ֜כֶת · to returnSo the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
- Joshua 23:14הוֹלֵךְ֙ · am goingNow behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
- Joshua 23:16וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם · and goIf you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
- Joshua 24:3וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ · and ledBut I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
- Joshua 24:17הָלַ֣כְנוּFor the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
- Judges 1:3וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י · will go; וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ · wentThen the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
- Judges 1:10וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ · also marchedJudah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Judges 1:11וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ · they marchedFrom there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Judges 1:16וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ · They wentNow the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
- Judges 1:17וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ · wentThen the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
- Judges 1:26וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ · wentAnd the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
- Judges 2:6וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ · went outAfter Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
- Judges 2:12וַיֵּלְכ֞וּ · and they followedThus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
- Judges 2:17הָלְכ֧וּ · who had walkedIsrael, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
- Judges 2:19לָלֶ֗כֶת · goingBut when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
- Judges 2:22לָלֶ֣כֶת · by walkingIn this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”
- Judges 3:13וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ · [Eglon] attackedAfter enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
- Judges 4:6לֵ֤ךְ · GoShe summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Judges 4:8תֵּלְכִ֥י · you will go; וְהָלָ֑כְתִּי · I will go; תֵלְכִ֛י · go; אֵלֵֽךְ׃ · goBarak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”
- Judges 4:9הָלֹ֧ךְ · I will certainly go; אֵלֵ֣ךְ; הוֹלֵ֔ךְ · are taking; וַתֵּ֥לֶך · and went“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
- Judges 4:22לֵ֣ךְ · ComeWhen Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
- Judges 4:24וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ · grew stronger; הָל֣וֹךְAnd the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.
- Judges 5:6וְהֹלְכֵ֣י · and the travelers; יֵלְכ֕וּ · tookIn the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
- Judges 5:10וְהֹלְכֵ֥י · and you who travelYou who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
- Judges 6:14לֵ֚ךְ · GoThe LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”
- Judges 6:21הָלַ֖ךְ · vanishedThen the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
- Judges 7:4יֵלֵ֣ךְ · shall go; יֵלֵ֣ךְ · he shall go; יֵלֵ֣ךְ · go; יֵלֵֽךְ׃ · goThen the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”
- Judges 7:7יֵלְכ֖וּ · are to goThen the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.”
- Judges 8:1הָלַ֖כְתָּ · you wentThen the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
- Judges 8:29וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ · returned…and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.