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. Judges 9:1וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ · went
    Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
  2. Judges 9:4וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ · to follow
    So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.
  3. Judges 9:6וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ · and proceeded
    Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
  4. Judges 9:7וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ · he climbed
    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
  5. Judges 9:8הָל֤וֹךְ · set out; הָֽלְכוּ֙
    One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
  6. Judges 9:9וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י · to hold
    But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  7. Judges 9:10לְכִי־ · Come
    Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
  8. Judges 9:11וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י · to hold
    But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
  9. Judges 9:12לְכִי־ · Come
    Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
  10. Judges 9:13וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י · to hold
    But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  11. Judges 9:14לֵ֥ךְ · Come
    Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
  12. Judges 9:21וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
    Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
  13. Judges 9:49וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ · and followed
    So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
  14. Judges 9:50וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ · went
    Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.
  15. Judges 9:55וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ · went
    And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
  16. Judges 10:14לְכ֗וּ · Go
    Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
  17. Judges 11:5וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ · went
    …and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
  18. Judges 11:6לְכָ֕ה · Come
    “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
  19. Judges 11:8וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ · that you may go
    They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
  20. Judges 11:11וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ · went
    So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
  21. Judges 11:16וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ · traveled
    But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
  22. Judges 11:18וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ · Then [Israel] traveled
    Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.
  23. Judges 11:37וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ · Let me wander
    She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
  24. Judges 11:38לֵ֔כִי · Go; וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ · left
    “Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
  25. Judges 11:40תֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙ · go out
    …that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
  26. Judges 12:1לָלֶ֣כֶת · to go
    Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
  27. Judges 13:11וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ · and followed
    So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” “I am,” he said.
  28. Judges 14:3הוֹלֵךְ֙ · go
    But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
  29. Judges 14:9וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ · as he went along; הָלוֹךְ֙; וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ · And when he returned
    So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
  30. Judges 15:4וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ · went out
    Then Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes. And he took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and fastened a torch between each pair of tails.
  31. Judges 16:1וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ · went
    One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.
  32. Judges 17:8וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ · left
    This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
  33. Judges 17:9הֹלֵ֔ךְ · am on my way
    “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
  34. Judges 17:10וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ · went in
    “Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
  35. Judges 18:2לְכ֖וּ · Go
    So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
  36. Judges 18:5הֹלְכִ֥ים
    Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
  37. Judges 18:6לְכ֣וּ · Go; תֵּֽלְכוּ־
    And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
  38. Judges 18:7וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ · departed
    So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
  39. Judges 18:9לָלֶ֥כֶת · to go there
    They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!
  40. Judges 18:14הַהֹלְכִים֮ · who had gone
    Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
  41. Judges 18:17הַהֹלְכִים֮ · who had gone
    And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.
  42. Judges 18:19וְלֵ֣ךְ · and come
    “Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
  43. Judges 18:21וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ · and departed
    Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
  44. Judges 18:24וַתֵּלְכ֖וּ · and went away
    He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
  45. Judges 18:26וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ · went
    So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.