Lexical Summary
halak: To go, walk, come, proceed, move
Original Word:הָלַךְ
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:halak
Pronunciation:hah-lahk
Phonetic Spelling:(haw-lak')
KJV: (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, X 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, X be weak, whirl
NASB:go, went, walk, walked, come, departed, gone
Word Origin:[akin toH3212 (יָלַך - To go)]
1. a primitive root
2. to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
all along, apace, behave self, come, on continually, be conversant, depart, be eased,
Akin toyalak; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) -- (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, X 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, X be weak, whirl.
see HEBREWyalak
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto go, come, walk
NASB Translationaccess (1), accompany* (2), act (5), acting (2), already gone (1), am (1), am about (1), attended* (1), became greater (3), become (1), becoming (1), becoming increasingly (1), blowing (1), brighter (2), bring (4), brought (5), came (13), came nearer (1), carry (2), come (82), come and let us go (1), coming (3), continually (1), continued (5), continues...along (1), continuing (1), continuing* (1), crawls (1), darting back (1), depart (14), departed (55), departs (1), desires (1), die (1), disappears (1), down (2), down* (1), enter (2), extended (2), flashed (1), fled (1), floated (1), flow (6), flowed (1), flowing (1), flows (1), follow (2), follow* (14), followed (2), followed* (21), following (1), following* (5), follows* (1), get (1), get away (2), get rid (1), go (426), go and walk (1), go at once (1), go my way (1), go to patrol (1), go back (1), go* (4), goes (22), goes to and fro (1), goes down (1), going (30), gone (39), grew (2), grew steadily (1), grew...continually (1), grow (1), growing* (1), indeed gone (1), involve (1), lead (2), leads (1), leave (1), leave* (3), led (14), left (2), live (1), living (1), march (4), marches (1), move (2), moved (8), moves (1), moving (1), once the went forth (1), parades (1), passes (1), passing (1), patrol (2), patrolled (2), pressed heavier (1), proceed (2), proceed* (1), proceeded (4), prowl (1), prowled (1), ran (3), resort (1), return* (1), robber (1), run (1), runs off (1), set (3), set* (1), spent (1), spread (1), sprout (1), stalks (1), steadily (2), steps (1), strut (1), surely go (2), swept (1), take (6), taking (2), throng (1), took (1), took for us to come (1), travel (3), traveled (1), travelers* (1), vagabond (1), vanished (1), walk (142), walked (84), walked around (1), walked back (1), walking (14), walking around (2), walks (31), walks around (1), wandered (2), wanderings (1), way (1), weak (1), went (309), went along continually (1), went on his way (1), went on continually (1), went they could go (1), went forth (1), went* (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
1545 (MI , ; SI ; Late Hebrew (rare), Aramaic , (also Biblical Aramaic), oftener Pa`el,
, Palmyrene Ithpe`el Vog
No. 15, 1. 4; Assyrian
alâku Dl
w; also Arabic
perish) —
Perfect3masculine singularGenesis 26:26 +;2 Samuel 8:6 +; 3 pluralGenesis 14:24 +;Joshua 10:24 (Ges§ 23, 3; 138, 3 b Köi. 414 f.), etc.;Imperfect rarely
3masculine singularJeremiah 9:3 4t. Job, Psalms;Job 14:20; 3feminine singularPsalm 73:9;Exodus 9:23 (Ew§ 138 b Ges§ 69, R. 8 Köi. 415); 1 singularExodus 16:22;Exodus 23:8 (compare M 1:14; M 1:15);Job 41:11; usually
(629 t.) as if from (; see
Ges§ 69, 2 R. 8 Köi. 414 ff. PrätZAW 1882, 310 ff.; compare also etc.) 3 masculine singularExodus 10:24 +;Ecclesiastes 5:15 +;Job 27:21;Exodus 34:9 +;Genesis 12:4 (twice in verse) + 210 t.,Genesis 24:61 6t.; 3 feminine singularGenesis 24:39Psalm 97:3;Genesis 7:18 +; 2 masculine singular etc.Genesis 3:14 +; 2 feminine singular etc.Judges 4:8 (twice in verse) +; 1singularExodus 3:11 +;Judges 19:18 +;Job 19:10;Genesis 45:28 +,Micah 1:8; 3masculine pluralExodus 5:7 +;Psalm 89:31 2t.;Genesis 9:23 ( also SI4) +; 3 feminine pluralJudges 11:40 +; 2 masculine pluralGenesis 42:38 +;Deuteronomy 6:14;Exodus 3:21;Isaiah 52:12; 2feminine pluralRuth 1:11; 1pluralExodus 8:23 +;Deuteronomy 1:19, etc.;Imperative rarely
Proverbs 13:20 (Kt.; Qr , compare De Now); masculine pluralJeremiah 51:10; usually
(241 t.) masculine singularGenesis 26:16 + ( also MI14),Genesis 27:9 +;Genesis 19:32 +;Numbers 23:13;Judges 19:13; 2Chronicles 25:17;1 Samuel 23:17; feminine singularJudges 9:10 +; masculine pluralGenesis 37:20 +; feminine pluralRuth 1:8,Ruth 1:12, etc.;Infinitive absoluteGenesis 8:3 +;Genesis 31:30 +;construct rarelyExodus 3:19 4t.;Ecclesiastes 6:9; usually (129 t.)Micah 6:8 +;Proverbs 15:21 2t.; suffix1 Kings 2:8;2 Samuel 17:21 7t. (6 Ezekiel);Ezekiel 1:9,12,17, etc.;ParticipleGenesis 18:16 +;Genesis 15:2 +; feminineJeremiah 3:6;Genesis 32:21 2t.+2 Kings 4:23; pluralExodus 33:15 +, etc.; constructJudges 5:6 3t.; feminine plural etc.Exodus 2:5 3t.; — found in all documents of Hexateuch, especially J E (240 t.; D 65 t., P 30 t. + H 14 t.); — literal
,
go, proceed, move, walkGenesis 22:6,8;Exodus 17:5;Amos 3:3;Zephaniah 1:17 + often; of cherubimEzekiel 10:16 #NAME?Ezekiel 1:9,12,19,20,21,24; opposed to sitting()Deuteronomy 6:7;Deuteronomy 11:19 (both with ); "" running ()Proverbs 4:12;Isaiah 40:31, compare also 2Chronicles 30:6; distinguished from riding, drivingGenesis 24:65 (J; followed by ),Judges 5:10 (),Isaiah 41:3 (), compareEcclesiastes 5:1 (followed by ),Ecclesiastes 10:7 (followed by ); on usage with preposition see below; but also ""1 Kings 13:13;1 Kings 18:45 compare2 Kings 9:16;2 Kings 9:18 (followed by );2 Kings 4:24drive and go forward. . . and she went, and came.
depart, go away:Genesis 18:33 (J),anddeparted,Genesis 34:17 (P)then we will take our daughter and depart; compare1 Samuel 14:3;1 Samuel 15:27;Exodus 3:19 (J),Exodus 12:28 (P)2 Kings 5:25 +;go, go out (to a specific duty etc.): of Samuel1 Samuel 7:16, BarakJudges 4:8 (twice in verse);go out, forth (opposed to )Ruth 1:21 +; =go into exile (without modifier)1 Chronicles 5:41 compareJeremiah 22:10 ( of one going into exile; opposed to death); see furtherEzekiel 37:21.
less often where English idiom requires or preferscome, (approach, arrive), verb in Hebrew being referred to starting point; mostly with preposition (on usage with preposition in General see below): —1 Samuel 17:44; so in prayer to ,Psalm 80:3; also in Yahweh's exhortations to Israel:Isaiah 55:1; (),Isaiah 55:3 ();come to, arrive at a land ( locative)Genesis 29:1;come unto () a peopleRuth 2:11; but compare especially (without preposition) Imperative followed by another Imperative, etc., see below , & particular cases likeNumbers 22:6,11,17;Numbers 23:7 (twice in verse);Isaiah 55:1 (twice in verse) etc., where actual summons to approach the speaker.
: (I)a. of space traversed:Deuteronomy 1:19 (compare I. ),2 Samuel 2:29; especially with accusativeway,Genesis 35:3 (E)Numbers 20:17(JE)Deuteronomy 1:31;2 Samuel 4:7;1 Kings 13:12 (twice in verse);Jeremiah 52:7 compare1 Kings 13:9; =travelerIsaiah 35:8; followed byJudges 5:6 (song), participle constructJudges 5:6goers of paths (wayfarers); c, accusative =journeyProverbs 7:19; . with accusative of timeDeuteronomy 2:14;2 Samuel 2:32, compareJoshua 5:6;Joshua 14:10; also, with combination of ideas of space & timeExodus 3:18 (+ see below) compareExodus 5:3;Exodus 8:23;Exodus 15:22 (all J E),Numbers 33:8 (P)1 Kings 19:4. (2) with preposition:a. followed by of space (territory, country, etc.) in whichJudges 11:16,18; compare2 Kings 4:35and he walked in the house once hither, once thither; especially + accusative of time or distance (compare above)Joshua 5:6;Joshua 14:10 (both D)1 Kings 19:42 Samuel 2:29; compareExodus 14:29 =Exodus 15:19 (P ?);Joshua 8:13 (JE); followed by of way, path1 Kings 18:6 (twice in verse)Numbers 21:22 (JE)Joshua 24:17 (E)Deuteronomy 1:33;Deuteronomy 2:27;Judges 18:6;1 Samuel 28:22;1 Kings 13:17 ( of both going & coming); so often figurative, compare below ;walk in the streetsLamentations 4:18,walk by the way (opposed tosit)Deuteronomy 6:7;Deuteronomy 11:19; . followed by ,go orwalk on (by)Exodus 2:5;1 Samuel 9:6 (i.e.set out, start, upon compare Dr); construct followed byJudges 5:10. (3)go to, unto: a. followed by accusative, in GeneralGenesis 28:15 (J)whithersoever thou goestJoshua 1:7,9 (D), compare2 Samuel 7:9;2 Samuel 8:6,14 =1 Chronicles 17:8;1 Chronicles 18:6,13; more definitely, to a land, with or withoutJudges 1:26;Judges 21:21;Jeremiah 37:12; so figurativeHosea 7:11resort to (accusative)Asshur ("" ); to a city1 Samuel 11:14,15;1 Samuel 23:5;1 Kings 2:8;1 Kings 11:24;1 Kings 12:1;1 Kings 14:2,4;2 Kings 9:1;1 Chronicles 11:4; 2Chronicles 8:3;Ezra 8:31; to a house2 Samuel 13:7,8, house ofPsalm 122:1; a field,Genesis 27:5 (J; + Infinitive of purpose); valley of salt 2Chronicles 25:11. . followed by locative,Genesis 11:31;Genesis 12:5,Genesis 28:2,5,7 (all P) compareGenesis 29:1 (E)Numbers 32:39 (JE)2 Samuel 14:23; of cityGenesis 18:22;Genesis 28:10 (both J)Judges 9:1;1 Samuel 15:34;1 Samuel 16:13;1 Samuel 19:22;2 Samuel 15:9;1 Kings 3:4;1 Kings 18:45; 2Chronicles 10:1; of river EuphratesJeremiah 13:4,6,7; of a wood1 Samuel 23:16; a mountainJoshua 2:16 (JE); compare alsowhither have they goneGenesis 16:8;Genesis 32:18;Joshua 2:5 (all J E) compareNehemiah 2:16;Songs 6:1;Judges 19:17,1 Kings 2:42 (but also1 Samuel 10:14);Jeremiah 40:4 but also1 Samuel 9:6;Jeremiah 45:5;2 Kings 4:35. . with preposition: (a) most often followed byunto,, e.g.,unto the place, ,Genesis 22:3 (E)Genesis 30:25 (J), etc.; of landGenesis 22:2 (E)Genesis 24:4,10 (J)Genesis 36:6 (P)Joshua 22:9 (D), etc.; of cityGenesis 22:19 (E)1 Samuel 9:10;Jonah 3:3, etc.; of houseGenesis 24:38 (J)Ecclesiastes 7:2 (twice in verse); house of GodEcclesiastes 4:17; of peopleExodus 19:10 (E) etc.; in other designations of place,Joshua 8:9 (JE),Ezra 10:6;Ruth 2:9,.etc., also followed by =against, of military expedition:Judges 1:10 against Canaanites; a cityJudges 9:1;1 Kings 22:15 2Chronicles 18:5,14; also followed by of individual personsGenesis 26:1,26 (both J),Genesis 41:55 (E)2 Kings 6:22,23;2 Kings 22:14 2Chronicles 34:22;Jeremiah 41:14 +; once with implicitcoire cum femina Amos.Jeremiah 2:7 (compare , p. 98); see especiallyJob 34:23 of judicial inquiry by God;come unto the speakerNumbers 22:16,37 ( both J E), unto the one addressedIsaiah 60:14. (b) rarely followed byunto (Jeremiah Kings Ezekiel) with1 Kings 20:43,1 Kings 2:26 (+ accusative of location), compareJeremiah 1:7,Ezekiel 1:12 (of the ; compareEzekiel 1:20); also2 Samuel 15:20 =I am going I know not where compare LagPsalt. Hieron. 1874, 156 f. DrSm; see furtherJeremiah 3:6 (followed by both & ; on confusion of and see these words); followed byagainst city1 Kings 22:6, king 2Chronicles 22:5. (c) followed byas far as, unto, placeGenesis 22:5 (E), compare1 Kings 12:30 ( ),2 Kings 6:2;2 Kings 10:25;2 Kings 7:15 compare 2 Chronicles 26:8; persons1 Samuel 9:9. (d) followed by ,to a land1 Kings 10:13 etc.; a city 2 Chronicles 8:17; a mountain1 Chronicles 4:42; a bamah 2Chronicles 1:3; compare1 Chronicles 4:39 & see below; also before proper name of personGenesis 24:56 (J); furtherEzekiel 7:14;Exodus 5:4 (J)go to your burdens compareIsaiah 60:3,Nehemiah 12:38the second thanksgiving choir,that went the opposite way; frequently etc.,go (to, on) one's wayGenesis 19:2 (J)Genesis 32:2 (E)Numbers 24:25;Joshua 2:16 (both J E)Judges 18:26;1 Samuel 1:18;1 Samuel 26:25 +;Genesis 13:3 (J); compareHabakkuk 1:6that marcheth through the breath of the land (of invader); note especially in sense ofdepart to, go away to, almost =return to;Deuteronomy 16:7and thou shalt go (back)to thy tents, soJudges 19:6;Judges 20:8;1 Kings 8:66;1 Kings 12:16 2Chronicles 10:16;1 Samuel 10:26; compare1 Samuel 14:8;1 Samuel 23:18;1 Kings 14:12;1 Chronicles 16:43;1 Samuel 2:20 (compare VB Dr)1 Samuel 14:46; see alsogo away or off to1 Chronicles 4:42; 2Chronicles 8:17. (e) followed byintoNumbers 22:23 (of Balsam's ass); especially ingo into captivityAmos 9:4;Nahum 3:10;Deuteronomy 28:41;Jeremiah 20:6;Jeremiah 22:22;Jeremiah 30:16;Lamentations 1:18 (=Lamentations 1:5) compareEzekiel 30:17,18;Isaiah 46:2;Isaiah 48:11Jeremiah 48:11;Ezekiel 25:3; see alsoIsaiah 45:16;1 Samuel 17:13;2 Samuel 17:11 (but see Dr). (4)go from, depart from, followed by , e.g.1 Kings 2:41, etc.,Genesis 42:26 (E)1 Kings 19:19; comparePsalm 139:7; note especiallyJudges 6:21 compare1 Samuel 14:17 (),Hosea 9:6 (,from destruction; also followed by of divorced womanJeremiah 3:1 (), compare alsoGenesis 26:31 (J),Joshua 22:9 (?P)1 Kings 20:36. (5) with preposition denoting other relations: —a. of accompaniment, (on warlike expedition)Genesis 14:24 compare2 Samuel 15:11;Joshua 10:24;Judges 1:3 (followed byinto),Judges 7:4 (twice in verse), see also1 Samuel 23:23;2 Samuel 16:17 +. .Judges 4:8 (twice in verse);Judges 4:9 (twice in verse);Judges 7:4;Judges 11:8;1 Samuel 30:22 (twice in verse);2 Samuel 19:26;Numbers 22:13,14 (JE) +. .with (compare , p. 89), especiallyExodus 10:9, compareHosea 5:6 , of vain sacrifices; 2Chronicles 30:6the runners went with ()letters.in the midst of,Exodus 34:9 (JE). .in front of, before, before CyrusIsaiah 45:2, (compare of fire & pestilence, below
); of going before IsraelExodus 13:21;Numbers 14:14, compare alsoExodus 23:23;Exodus 32:34 & (in meaning)Exodus 33:14 (),Exodus 33:15,Isaiah 52:12, with which camp.Isaiah 58:8; of other godsExodus 32:1,23 (all J E);Genesis 33:12 (J). also (less often) =go (and present oneself)before a deity or shrine1 Kings 12:30;1 Chronicles 21:30 (compareExodus 28:30,Psalm 95:2). . withgo after, follow, personsGenesis 37:17 (J)2 Kings 7:15;Genesis 24:5,8,39,61 (all J),Joshua 3:3 (D),Numbers 16:25 (JE) +; compare also (going after false gods, etc.);Exodus 14:19 (J). . with sense of dativus ethicus [dative of interest]:Exodus 18:27 (E)and he gat him (betook himself)to his country;Songs 4:6I will get me unto;1 Samuel 26:11and let us be gone, compare1 Samuel 26:12,Songs 2:11 (of rain compare infr, ); Imperative in same construction:Genesis 22:2 (E)get thee unto,Joshua 22:4 (D) alsoGenesis 12:1 (J), &Songs 2:10,13get thee away, come away. adverbial phrases of manner with preposition: (a) ,go in peaceGenesis 26:31(J)1 Samuel 29:7;2 Samuel 3:21,22,23;2 Samuel 15:9;1 Kings 19:8,2 Kings 5:12 compare also1 Samuel 17:39;Isaiah 52:12;Zechariah 9:14 of ,and he shall go in (or with)storms of the south; pretii,2 Samuel 23:17who went at risk of their life (otherwise in ""1 Chronicles 11:19); compare (b) ,1 Kings 19:3he went for his life. (c) ,1 Samuel 25:42go according to her foot, i.e. follow, attend her;go to, for (in)peaceExodus 4:18 (E)Judges 18:6;1 Samuel 1:17;1 Samuel 20:13,42;2 Kings 5:19;2 Samuel 15:11. . with adjective or noun, agreeing with subject of verb, in accusative (Ges§ 118.5), sometimes where Latin & English use an attributive or appositive:walk barefoot2 Samuel 15:30;walk naked and barefootIsaiah 20:3 (with accusative of duration);Isaiah 3:16; compare1 Kings 8:66; alsoLeviticus 19:16 (H)thoushalt not walk as a slanderer among thy people,Jeremiah 9:3,Proverbs 11:13;Proverbs 20:19; and evenJeremiah 6:28 (yet possibly abstract,walk in slander); with adverb accusative, construed more Generally (Ges§ 118, 5.c., Ew§ 279 c);ye shall not walk loftily ()Micah 2:3;they shall come bending ()Isaiah 60:14;and Agag came delicately ()1 Samuel 15:32; compare alsoLeviticus 26:23 (II. )Exodus 3:21;2 Samuel 17:18.
Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations:Nahum 2:12walk about, prowl (lions, figurative of rulers of Assyria);Proverbs 30:29 (seeProverbs 30:30;Proverbs 30:31, of three beasts & a king);walk, go, move1 Samuel 6:12 (of cows bringing ark), horses in Zechariah's visionZechariah 6:7 ; of beasts & birdsJeremiah 9:9, compareJeremiah 50:3both man & beast, they are fled, they are gone; of flocks and herbs ()Exodus 10:26they shall go with us;Jeremiah 50:6they have gone from mountain to hill (Israel under figure of wandering sheep); in1 Samuel 14:26 read probably for q. v.; especially in laws of clean & uncleanLeviticus 11:20,21every swarming winged thing that goeth on ()all fours compareLeviticus 11:27;Leviticus 11:42; alsoLeviticus 11:27everything that goeth on its paws, &Leviticus 11:42everything that goeth on (its) belly, (all P), so of serpentGenesis 3:14on thy belly ()shalt thou go (J), compare alsoJeremiah 46:22 ; (where apparently rel. clause,her voice like the serpent that moves, i.e. like the rustling sound of a gliding serpent, compare VB); locustsJoshua 2:7 (),Joshua 2:8 (). in like manner of inanimate things, as: the ark ()Genesis 7:18 (P; followed by ); ships1 Kings 22:49 (followed by locative) = 2 Chronicles 20:36 (followed by accusative of limit), compare 2 Chronicles 9:21 (followed by accusative) 2 Chronicles 20:37 (); ofIsaiah 33:21 lsgalley with oarsrs (followed by of place in which); wheels (in Ezekiel's vision)Ezekiel 1:17 (twice in verse);Ezekiel 1:19,21;Ezekiel 10:11 (4 t. in verse); moonJob 31:26; windPsalm 78:39;Ecclesiastes 1:6 (twice in verse); of streams () =flowEcclesiastes 1:7; compareEcclesiastes 1:7unto the place whither the streams flow, thither they flow again; also , followed by as accusative of that with which, Joel 4:18 "" of hillsflowing ,with milk; compare further figurativeEzekiel 7:17;Ezekiel 21:12all knees shall flow down in water, i.e. be as weak as water;Ezekiel 31:4 (followed by );Isaiah 8:7 i.e.overflow ("" ) compareJoshua 4:18 (JE); so of water (as SI4)Isaiah 8:6;1 Kings 18:35 (),Psalm 105:41 (,they flowed through dry regions as a river); (on Infinitive absolute used of waters of flood,Genesis 8:3,5, compare below (4), (5)); of the seaJonah 1:11,13was going on and being stormy = was growing more and more stormy (compare below ); () Cant 7:10that goeth down, for my beloved, smoothly (smile); also of lightinggo, dart ()Job 38:35, soExodus 9:23 (E)and fire darted to earth (on form, here &Psalm 73:9 below, as intensive, of rapid motion, compare Thes Ew§ 138 b Köi. 415);Psalm 97:3; of torches, in figure of violent breathing of crocodileJob 41:11; of sword %Jeremiah 48:2, of arrowJob 20:25 drawn from a wound; of pestilence (personified)Psalm 91:6 (),Habakkuk 3:5 (); of fameEsther 9:4; of the tongue (bad sense)Psalm 73:9 (compareExodus 9:23 above; "" ); of sound of trumpetExodus 19:19 (Participle compare infra );Nehemiah 6:17 (followed by , unto); of dew (, "" ) simile of Israel'sHosea 6:4; compareHosea 13:3like dew that passeth away; so ofJob 7:9 ; of rainSongs 2:11the rain is over, it hath taken itself away; of ark of1 Samuel 6:8depart (compare also );go forward2 Kings 20:9 (opposed to ; ""2 Kings 20:20 &Isaiah 38:8);grow, of wicked under figure of tress,Jeremiah 12:2; compareHosea 14:3his branches shall spread, said of Israel under figure of tree; of name (= fame) 2 Chronicles 26:8 (followed by ); also of a thing that does not actually move;Joshua 17:7and the boundary went unto etc., compareJoshua 16:8 (followed by & locative); — in2 Kings 13:21and it (the dead body)went i.e. was let down into the grave, read forL Th Klo,and they went away.
The Infinitive absolute is often used
as in other verbs, quite independently (Ges§ 113, 1): ...Jeremiah 7:9 (series of 6 Infinitive absolute) (are there) stealing, murdering, and adultery and false swearing and incense-burning to the Baal,and going after other gods...? as object,Isaiah 42:24and they desired not walking in his ways; as apposition of object,Jeremiah 23:14I have seen ... an abominable thing, committing adultery and walking in lies (); compareIsaiah 20:2and he did so, a walking naked and barefoot, where also two adverb. accusative modifying the Infinitive absolute (Ges§ 113, 2).
to intensify meaning of finite form of (Ges§ 118, 3): (1) before finite verbJudges 4:9I will surely go with thee, compareJeremiah 37:9;Genesis 31:30 concessive,thou art indeed gone,Judges 9:8 introductory,the trees went forth on a time to anoint them a king. (2) after finite verb2 Samuel 3:24and he is actually gone! (a grave impurdence to permit it!),Zechariah 8:21let us by all means go to seek the favour of
most noteworthy is the joining of the Infinitive absolute(I) with a following Infinitive absolute denoting a simulaneous action or process, and so emphasizing duration or continuance:a. both Infinitives preceding the finite verb, Isaiah 3:16a going and atripping they go, i.e. they keep tripping as they go; soJeremiah 50:4continually weeping they shall go; one Infinitive before, & one after the finite verbPsalm 126:6continually may onego weeping elsewhere both after finite verbJoshua 6:9the rearguard was going ()after the ark, continually blowing on the trumpets (), compareJoshua 6:13 (where cf, below; both J E),2 Samuel 3:16, of cows1 Samuel 6:12they went continually lowing,Judges 14:9and he went on, eating as he went;2 Kings 2:11they were going on, talking as they went; inJeremiah 41:6, the participle is peculiar, read perhaps , and for read Hi compare Gf. (2) with a following finite verb with consecutive (rare):Joshua 6:13 (JE) they weregoing along continually blowing on the trumpets;2 Samuel 13:19and she went, crying out as she went;2 Samuel 16:13 hewent along . . . cursing as he went; so1 Samuel 19:23and he went on, prophesying as he went, until he came, etc. (3) in cases where finite verb is followed by Infinitive absolute + adjective denoting progress, advance:2 Samuel 18:25and he came continually nearer (nearer & nearer); elsewhere with idea of actual motion lost from finite verb:1 Samuel 14:19and he tumult kept growing greater and greater; so2 Samuel 5:10 =1 Chronicles 11:9; compareJudges 4:24and the hand of the sons of Israel kept growing more and more severe ()upon Jabin; note especiallyGenesis 26:13 (J)and the man grew great and kept on growing greater and greater until etc. ( particular adjective ). (4) twice, where finite verb is not , but another verb denoting motion:Genesis 8:3 (J)and he waters retired continually more and more;Genesis 12:9 (J)and Abram journeyed on continually further toward the south country. (5) quite by itself isGenesis 8:5 (P)and he waters, they continually diminished (were a going and a diminishin; the Infinitive absolute being predicate). (6) 13 t. the Infinitive absolute = Imperative & is followed by Perfect consecutive (chiefly in Jeremiah):2 Samuel 24:12go and speak, soJeremiah 35:2;go and say,Isaiah 38:5;Jeremiah 28:13;Jeremiah 34:2;Jeremiah 35:13;Jeremiah 39:16;Jeremiah 2:2;Jeremiah 3:12; also2 Kings 5:10go and wash,Jeremiah 13:1;Jeremiah 19:1go and buy,Jeremiah 17:19go and stand.
akin to the use of Infinitive absolute are some instances of Participle + adjective (or participle):1 Samuel 17:41and the Philistine came continually nearer (compare2 Samuel 18:25 above); in other cases as predicate, with same idea ofgrowing, increasing:2 Samuel 3:1and David was growing stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul were growing weaker and weaker, compare 2 Chronicles 17:12;Esther 9:4 (of individuals),2 Samuel 15:12 (of people); + 2 adjective1 Samuel 2:26; compare (with different order) of wind,Ecclesiastes 1:6goeth ()toward the south, and turneth about () unto the north,the wind turneth about and about continually (); of sea Jonah 1:11,13the sea was growing more and more stormy; alsoExodus 19:19and the sound of the trumpet kept growing louder and louder; & in metaphorProverbs 4:18the path of just men is like a shining light, growing lighter and lighter until the full day.
In combination with other verbal forms:
followed by Infinitive of purpose (with )Genesis 25:22;Genesis 31:19;Genesis 37:25 (all J E)Numbers 14:38 (P)Numbers 24:1 (JE),Judges 8:1;Judges 9:8,9,11,13 + often; especiallygo to meetJoshua 9:11 (JE),2 Samuel 19:16;1 Kings 18:16 (twice in verse) +; sometimes with hostile sense1 Samuel 23:28;1 Kings 20:27;2 Kings 23:29; alsogo to return,Exodus 4:21 (RVgo back), compare alsoreturn againEcclesiastes 1:7;Ecclesiastes 5:14;go to come (enter etc.)Jeremiah 41:17 compare 2 Chronicles 26:8.
followed by finite verbgo and do so and so:Genesis 22:13;Genesis 27:14;Exodus 2:8;Exodus 4:27,29 (all J E),Deuteronomy 13:7;Deuteronomy 13:14;Deuteronomy 17:3;Deuteronomy 24:2;Isaiah 2:3 =Micah 4:2;Jeremiah 11:12 + often;Exodus 4:18 (E),Deuteronomy 20:5,6,7,8,Judges 21:23 compareHosea 2:9;Hosea 5:15;went & cameNumbers 13:26 (P),Ruth 2:3;1 Samuel 22:5;2 Samuel 11:22;2 Kings 4:25; notably2 Kings 3:7and he went and sent.
following other verbs:Genesis 22:19 (E) compareGenesis 24:10 (J)Genesis 43:8 (J)Numbers 16:25 (JE)Judges 4:9;Genesis 33:12 (J).
especially as result of action expressed in preceding verb, such as verb of sending, etc.:Genesis 45:24 (E) compareJoshua 1:16 (D)1 Samuel 6:8;Job 38:35; alsoJob 27:21an east wind shall carry him off, and he shall depart;Psalm 34:1 (title). (comparedepart also of inanimate things above)
in longer series:1 Samuel 19:12;2 Kings 19:36 =Isaiah 37:37; compareNumbers 24:25 (JE);Judges 19:10; also2 Kings 10:12. oft; in Imperative foll by 2nd Imperative or equivalent, (1)Genesis 27:13 (J)go, bring me (them), compareHosea 1:2;Genesis 29:7 (J)go, feed (them), compareGenesis 37:14;Genesis 42:19;Exodus 4:19 + (in all approximately 57 t.; only J E D in Hexateuch); but also (2) weakened to mere introductory word (as also above passim: especially2 Kings 3:7 etc.),go to, or come, do (let us do) so & so;Genesis 31:44come, let us make a compact, compareGenesis 19:32 (where subject feminine);1 Samuel 9:9come, and let us go, so1 Samuel 9:10,1 Samuel 11:14;Isaiah 2:3 =Micah 4:2, compareZechariah 6:7 +; even2 Kings 5:5go to, come, and let me send, compareIsaiah 22:15;Isaiah 26:20;Ezekiel 3:4,11; furtherJudges 19:11,13;1 Samuel 9:5;1 Kings 1:12;Psalm 34:5 + (in all approximately 49 t.; only J E in Hexateuch). (3) apparently intermediate, and shewing transition from (1) to (2) are:Exodus 19:24;Exodus 32:7 compareJudges 18:2;1 Samuel 15:6;Exodus 33:1;Joshua 18:8 &Genesis 47:17 compare1 Samuel 22:5;1 Kings 1:13;2 Kings 7:9; see furtherRuth 1:8 &Ruth 1:12; also2 Samuel 3:16;1 Kings 19:15,20 + (in all approximately 36 t.)
Figurative; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident:
pass away, die; in phrases denoting or implying death (compare Arabic
perish);Joshua 23:14 (D)lo, I am going to-day the way of all the eath compare1 Kings 2:2; perhaps alsoGenesis 15:2 (JE)I pass away childless, but possibly below
below; also2 Samuel 12:23I am going ()to him2 Samuel 12:23; so of mankindEcclesiastes 1:4; more explicitly,Ecclesiastes 3:20; compareEcclesiastes 6:6; alsoEcclesiastes 9:10, &Ecclesiastes 12:5; comparePsalm 39:14before I depart and be not; so according to some 2 Chronicles 21:20 but compare below (2); once with weaker sense followed by infinitive,Genesis 25:32 (J).
live ('walk'), in General (compare
) (usually in poetry, with modifying words):Psalm 23:4though I walk in a valley of deep darkness; comparePsalm 138:7 &Job 29:8;Psalm 42:10;Isaiah 50:10, see alsoEzekiel 3:14; perhaps alsoGenesis 15:2 compare
above;Psalm 84:8they go from strength to strength;Proverbs 10:9; especially
of moral and religious life;Proverbs 15:21he maketh straight to walk (walketh straight, upright); particular
walk in ()ways (counsels, statutes, etc.), (1) in good sense: ()Psalm 101:6, compareIsaiah 30:21;Jeremiah 6:16;1 Kings 8:36 2Chronicles 6:27; () in () ways of especially D:Deuteronomy 8:6 ("" ) compareDeuteronomy 10:12;Deuteronomy 11:22 ("" etc.),Deuteronomy 28:9 ("" ); see alsoDeuteronomy 13:15 +;1 Kings 11:33 (followed by ),1 Kings 11:38 (followed by )2 Kings 21:22;Psalm 119:3;Psalm 128:1;Isaiah 2:3 =Micah 4:2; further (followed by )Judges 2:17; () in commandments of 2Chronicles 17:4; () in his law(s) ()Exodus 16:4,14 (J)2 Kings 10:31;Jeremiah 9:12;Jeremiah 44:23 (+ & ), 2 Chronicles 6:16;Daniel 9:10, compareNehemiah 10:30 (of ); () in his ordinances, statutes ()Leviticus 26:3;1 Kings 6:12Jeremiah 44:10,23 (see above),Ezekiel 5:6,7;Ezekiel 11:20;Ezekiel 18:9,17;Ezekiel 20:13,16,19,21, compareEzekiel 33:15; also1 Kings 8:61;Ezekiel 11:12;Ezekiel 36:27; () in his judgments ()Psalm 89:31;Ezekiel 37:24; () ordinances of David1 Kings 3:3, compare also below; () in way(s) of good man1 Samuel 8:3,5; 2Chronicles 21:12, of David 2 Chronicles 11:17; 34:2, of David & Solomon 2 Chronicles 17:3. (2) in bad sense, () in (evil) ways with2 Kings 21:21;Ezekiel 16:47;Ezekiel 23:31; 2Chronicles 22:3; compare also (probably) 2 Chronicles 21:20and he lived undesirably (compare Kmp Öttli); > othershe departed (died)unregretted, so AV RV; () followed by accusative2 Kings 21:21;Jeremiah 18:15 ( ); () with adverb. accusativeProverbs 6:12one walking in perversity (falseness)of mouth (compareIsaiah 33:15); () in ()ordinances, statutes () of bad menLeviticus 18:3;Leviticus 20:23 (both H)2 Kings 17:8,19;Ezekiel 20:18 ().
walk with (, ) i.e. associate, be familiar with:Malachi 2:6in peace and uprightness he walked with me ();Micah 6:8; but also of people at variance withLeviticus 26:23 compareLeviticus 26:27;Leviticus 26:40; & of at variance with peopleLeviticus 26:24 compareLeviticus 26:28 (all H); with men, Leviticus 13:20;Job 34:8; comparewalk with ()vanityJob 31:5.
walk before (; with , etc.)1 Kings 2:4;1 Kings 3:6;1 Kings 8:23,25;1 Kings 9:4; 2Chronicles 6:16; 7:17 compareMalachi 3:14;walk before the living (i.e. walkaright before them)Ecclesiastes 6:8.
walk, go, after () (1)Deuteronomy 13:5;1 Kings 14:8;Jeremiah 2:2;Hosea 11:10 +; (2) other gods,Judges 2:12 especially D:Deuteronomy 4:3;Deuteronomy 6:14;Deuteronomy 8:19;Deuteronomy 13:3;Deuteronomy 28:14;Jeremiah 2:23;Jeremiah 7:6;Jeremiah 8:2;Jeremiah 11:10;Jeremiah 16:11;Jeremiah 25:6 +; comparego & serve other godsJoshua 23:16;Deuteronomy 13:7;Deuteronomy 13:14;Deuteronomy 17:3;Deuteronomy 29:17 (compareDeuteronomy 28:14 above); (3) things which do not profitJeremiah 2:8; -4 vanityHosea 5:11 (reading compare VB); see alsoAmos 2:4.
walk in (1) one's integrity, etc.,Psalm 26:11; comparePsalm 84:12;Proverbs 10:9, see alsoPsalm 15:2,Proverbs 2:7; (2) bad sense, in () sin1 Kings 15:3,26,34;1 Kings 16:2,26;2 Kings 13:6,11 + (especially of wicked kings); (evil) counsel 2 Chronicles 22:5 comparePsalm 1:1. -1 as subject,(a) = thoughts,2 Kings 5:26 other figurative uses:depart fromHosea 11:2 (from prophets as God's messengers; opposed to );go into,Isaiah 45:16they have gone into confusion (judgment on idol-makers); etc.Perfect1singularPsalm 109:23like a shadow when it stretches out I am gone (compare )
(chiefly in poetry & late)PerfectJob 30:28;Psalm 131:1;Psalm 38:7; 3pluralJob 24:10;Lamentations 5:18;ImperfectEzekiel 18:9 2t.;1 Kings 21:27; 1singularPsalm 86:11 2t.; 3 masculine pluralHabakkuk 3:11 2t.;Psalm 89:16 2t.; 1 pluralPsalm 55:15;Isaiah 59:9;ImperativeEcclesiastes 11:9;ParticipleProverbs 6:11;Psalm 104:3;Ecclesiastes 4:15; —
walk in or with a throng followed by local:Psalm 55:15;walk, tread on coalsProverbs 6:28; of idolsPsalm 115:7they do not walk, have not the power of walking (compareJeremiah 10:5); of onetramping, formidable, simile of povertyProverbs 6:11, — a highwayman according to Ges Ew Hi Now, compare ; "" compare also Hithpa`elProverbs 24:34); ofwalking (in majesty),marching,Psalm 104:3on the wings of the wind; of righteousness, personified,Psalm 85:14; of wisdomProverbs 8:20in the path of righteousness do I walk (stedfastly, unswervingly); of animals,go about, prowl, (Qr )Lamentations 5:18, of ships, in (stately) movementPsalm 104:26; of springsPsalm 104:10between mountains they go (run, flow); of arrowsHabakkuk 3:11at the light of thine arrows thatgo (fly, shoot; compare
Psalm 77:18).
also ofwalking about = livingEcclesiastes 4:15;Job 24:10nacked they keep going about (frequently),without clothing; so of going about as mournerJob 30:28;Psalm 38:7 (compare
Psalm 42:10);Isaiah 59:9in darkness we walk (of distress); on the other handPsalm 89:16 (of blessedness & prosperity).
depart, go entirely away ()Ecclesiastes 8:10from the holy place they must depart (on text compare VB; "" ).
figurative of mode of life, action, etc.: of particular path of one's lifePsalm 142:4; specifically in good sense1 Kings 21:27and he (Ahad)walked softly (as a penitent); oftener with of path in which:Psalm 81:14that in my ways they would walk ! comparePsalm 86:11 (),Ezekiel 18:9 (); in bad or doubtful sensseEcclesiastes 11:9; compare alsoPsalm 131:1I do not walk (move, tread) among great things ("" ; figurative of humility, compare also va).
PerfectGenesis 6:9;1 Samuel 30:31; consecutiveExodus 21:19;1 Samuel 2:35; 2masculine singularEzekiel 28:14;Job 38:16; 1singularGenesis 24:40 5t., etc.;ImperfectProverbs 23:31;Job 18:8;Job 22:14; 1singularPsalm 43:2 2t.;Psalm 119:45; 3masculine plural1 Samuel 2:30 2t.;Judges 21:24 3t.;1 Samuel 23:13 3t.;Psalm 12:9; 3feminine pluralZechariah 6:7, etc.;ImperativeGenesis 13:17;Genesis 17:1;Joshua 18:8;Zechariah 6:7;InfinitivePsalm 56:14 4t.; suffixProverbs 6:22;ParticipleGenesis 3:8 7t.; feminine singularEzekiel 1:13; masculine plural1 Samuel 25:27; —walk, walk about, move to and fro: literal
traverse, in this direction and that,Genesis 13:17 (J; )Joshua 18:4 (JE),Joshua 18:8 (id.; compareJob 1:7 =Job 2:2 (both "" )Zechariah 1:10,11; similarly also1 Chronicles 21:4; of fiery appearance in Ezekiel's visionEzekiel 1:13; of horses in Zechariah's visionZechariah 6:7 ( ),Zechariah 6:7 (),Zechariah 6:7;go in different directionsJudges 21:24 ("" etc.); so of lightning flashes asarrows ofPsalm 77:18went hither & thither; of water running off different waysPsalm 58:8 (simile of vanishing of wicked).
walk, walk aboutExodus 21:19 (JE) i.e. leaning upon his staff;Proverbs 6:22 (distinguished from , );2 Samuel 11:2 ();Job 38:16and in the farthestground ofthe deep hast thou walked ?Ezekiel 28:14; so also of walking on earth, in anthropomorphic conceptionGenesis 3:8 (J)the sound ofElohim walking about in the garden; of God (El)Job 22:14and the vault of heaven he walketh; walk about in front of ()Esther 2:11;attend, follow, of retainers1 Samuel 25:27;wander, of IsraelPsalm 105:13 =1 Chronicles 16:20;rove about, of David and his band1 Samuel 30:31;1 Samuel 23:13 (on this phrase compare LagPsalt. Hleron. 1874, 156 f. DrSm);walk about, prowl, of Jehoiachin under figure of lion,Ezekiel 19:6; compare alsoProverbs 24:34and thy poverty cometh marching (compare
Proverbs 6:11);glide, flow of wineProverbs 23:31glideth down smoothly (VB; compare Cant 7:10); note especially the following, where emphasis lies not on verb, but on an auxiliary word; these cases form the natural transition to the figurative use: —Psalm 12:9on every side wicked men are walking;Psalm 39:7in appearance (semblance, literallyimage compare Checritical note.)walketh a man; alsoPsalm 43:2 (comparePsalm 42:10,Psalm 38:7;Job 30:28). figurativewalk about = live; the king before () his people1 Samuel 12:2, so of Samuel1 Samuel 12:2; of priest1 Samuel 2:35 (); of friendly intercourse with () men1 Samuel 25:15; comparePsalm 35:14; of man's relation to God: especially followed by ,Genesis 17:1 (P)walk before me (live constantly in my presence)and (so)be perfect, compareGenesis 24:40 (J),Genesis 48:15 (E);2 Kings 20:3 =Isaiah 38:3; as token of divine favour1 Samuel 2:20 (see especially Dr, on sense here & elsewhere);Psalm 116:9 ,Psalm 56:14 ();Zechariah 10:12they shall walk in his name; with , of Enoch and NoahGenesis 5:22,24;Genesis 6:9 (denoting intimacy, fellowship: all P); furtherPsalm 26:3I have walked in thy faithfulness;Proverbs 20:7he that walketh justly in his (own)integrity;Psalm 101:2; compare alsoPsalm 119:45and let me walk in a large place (untrammelled, undismayed); of the wickedPsalm 68:22onegoing on in his guilty deeds;Psalm 82:5 theywalk in darkness ("" ); of their exposureJob 18:8he walketh on net-work, (snare, compare ; "" ); especially of as accompanying IsraelDeuteronomy 23:15walk in the midst, etc.,Leviticus 26:12;2 Samuel 7:7wherever ()I have walked with (among )all (the sons of) Israel =1 Chronicles 17:6; as inhabiting a tent, on the march,2 Samuel 7:6and I was walking in a tent and in a tabernacle.
Perfect3masculine singular (as if from , i.e. a verb , compare references below
Imperfect above)2 Kings 24:15; suffixDeuteronomy 8:2, consecutiveProverbs 16:29, etc.;ImperfectEcclesiastes 10:20,Jeremiah 32:5; jussiveDeuteronomy 28:36;Ecclesiastes 5:14;Exodus 14:212 Kings 6:19 2t.;Lamentations 3:2; suffixEzekiel 40:24;Ezekiel 43:1;Ezekiel 47:6; 1singular2 Samuel 13:13;Ezekiel 32:14, cohortative2 Kings 6:19,Amos 2:10 3t., etc.;ImperativeNumbers 17:11; feminine singularExodus 2:9 (Böii. 461, § 1103;; but read probably Ol§ 256, b Ges§ 69, 2, R 8); masculine plural2 Kings 17:27;Infinitive suffix 2Chronicles 36:6;ParticipleJeremiah 2:6 4t.; suffixDeuteronomy 8:15,Jeremiah 2:17;Isaiah 63:13; feminine pluralZechariah 5:10; —
lead, bring: followed by accusative usually of person;
with of space or region through which,Deuteronomy 8:15 (Israel in wilderness)Jeremiah 2:6;Psalm 136:16, so alsoIsaiah 48:21;Jeremiah 2:17; compareJoshua 24:3 (E),Isaiah 63:13;Psalm 106:9; also figurativeIsaiah 42:16and I will lead (the)blind in a way ()they know not;
with accusative of person, of space + accusative of timeDeuteronomy 29:4; soAmos 2:10 (followed by Infinitive of purpose with ).
followed by accusative of person + accusative ofway, road,Deuteronomy 8:2, compareEzekiel 40:24 (accusative of direction).
followed by accusative of person + accusative of place or condition to which2 Kings 24:15the women of the king, etc.,he led into exile (); so also, of exileHosea 2:16;Jeremiah 32:5; compare of Yahwesh's chastisement,Lamentations 3:2me hath he driven and brought, intodarkness and not intolight; followed by accusative of person + etc.Deuteronomy 28:36 (of exile);Jeremiah 31:9;Ezekiel 43:1;Numbers 17:11 (P; implicit object being censer); of person2 Kings 6:19;Jeremiah 52:26, in ""2 Kings 25:20; also1 Kings 1:38 (see below ).
followed by accusative of person + locative:2 Kings 6:19; 2Chronicles 33:11; 36:6 (compare2 Kings 24:15 above); compare2 Kings 17:27.
lead away followed by accusative of person + apposition;Job 12:17he ()leadeth away counsellors despoiled compareJob 12:19; of Yahweh's judgment on the wickedPsalm 125:5will lead them away with ()the workers of iniquity.
carry, bring: with object helpless, or inanimate:
+ accusative of location, Josiah to Jerusalem () 2 Chronicles 35:24 ( in ""2 Kings 23:30); compareZechariah 5:10whither are these carrying the ephah?2 Samuel 13:13.
carry, take, take away,Exodus 2:9 (E; on form compare above); also carry away , in his hand,Ecclesiastes 5:14; of the spread of a careless speechEcclesiastes 10:20fowl of the heavens shall carry the voice ("" ).
figurative, of influence on character: with accusative of person +into:Proverbs 16:29and he will lead him into a way
that isnot good (i.e. sinful).
cause to walk, go, men (i.e. ) on () the mountains of IsraelEzekiel 36:12 ("" , ); compareLeviticus 26:13and I caused you to walk upright (figurative; opposed to being bowed down by a yoke);Isaiah 63:12that caused his glorious arm to go at ()the right hand of Moses.
cause to flow, runEzekiel 32:14and rivers like oil will I cause to flow.
cause to depart, retire, go back, , the sea,Exodus 14:21 ( instrumental, ).
=Imperative of q. v.
,Imperative from q. v.; also forto theeGenesis 27:37.
Topical Lexicon
Overview of the Word in Scriptureהָלַךְ (hālak) appears about 1,549 times in the Old Testament, making it one of the most pervasive verbs in the Hebrew canon. The range of usage moves from simple physical motion to the comprehensive idea of a person’s life-direction. Scripture thus employs the verb to speak of footsteps across desert sands, the inner journey of faith, the moral path of obedience, and even the future march of redemption.
Physical Movement and Journeying
The foundational sense of the verb is literal locomotion. Abraham “went out” from Ur (Genesis 12:4), Israel “walked on dry ground through the midst of the sea” (Exodus 14:29), and Elijah “went a day’s journey into the wilderness” (1 Kings 19:4). Such episodes emphasize God’s providence in guiding His people from place to place. Even mundane travel scenes prepare the reader for deeper meaning: the Lord who shepherds steps also shepherds hearts.
Life’s Pilgrimage and Transience
Many times הָלַךְ underscores the fleeting nature of earthly life. “Man is like a mere breath; his days are like a passing shadow” (Psalm 144:4). In Ecclesiastes the verb undergirds meditations on mortality: “For there is no remembrance of the wise any more than of the fool, since in the days to come all will be forgotten. And how does the wise man die just like the fool!” (Ecclesiastes 2:16). Humanity is pictured as ever walking toward the grave, reminding readers to number their days aright.
Covenantal Walking with God
From Eden onward, covenant fellowship is illustrated by walking with God.Genesis 3:8 records the LORD “walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” Enoch “walked with God, and he was no more, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). Similar wording appears of Noah (Genesis 6:9). In covenant stipulations the same imagery recurs: “I will walk among you and be your God” (Leviticus 26:12). Blessing depends not merely on believing in God’s existence but on walking in relational harmony with Him.
Moral Conduct and Lifestyle
Because Israel’s way of life before God is depicted as a walk, הָלַךְ becomes a technical term for ethical conduct.Deuteronomy 5:33 commands, “You shall walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you.” The Psalter contrasts two paths: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked” (Psalm 1:1). Prophets confront covenant breach in the same vocabulary: “They have walked after their own counsels” (Hosea 11:2). Thus faith is proved genuine in daily steps of obedience.
Prophetic Usage and Eschatological Hope
Prophets also use הָלַךְ to herald coming restoration. Isaiah foresees a highway of holiness: “And a highway will be there… No lion will be on it… but the redeemed will walk there” (Isaiah 35:8-9). Micah promises, “We will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever” (Micah 4:5). Zechariah pictures future priestly purity: “If you will walk in My ways and keep My charge, then you will also govern My house” (Zechariah 3:7). The repeated verb anticipates the consummated kingdom in which God’s people walk securely.
Wisdom Literature and Spiritual Formation
Proverbs repeatedly urges the young to choose companions carefully because “He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20). Wisdom is not merely cognitive; it is a disciplined walk. Job’s integrity is attested in the same terms: “Does He not see my ways and count all my steps?” (Job 31:4). Spiritual formation occurs step by step as the believer’s walk is weighed in God’s scales.
Liturgical and Poetic Resonances
In Psalms the verb enriches praise and lament alike. Believers rejoice: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil” (Psalm 23:4). They plead for guidance: “Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth” (Psalm 86:11). The community vows faithfulness: “We will walk in the light of Your presence, O LORD” (Psalm 89:15). Thus the verb shapes Israel’s worship vocabulary, framing life as a procession before God’s face.
Christological Foreshadowing
Though הָלַךְ appears only in the Old Testament, it sets a trajectory fulfilled in the incarnation. The Servant of Isaiah “walks in darkness and has no light” yet trusts in the name of the LORD (Isaiah 50:10), prefiguring Messiah’s obedient path. The Gospel writers portray Jesus literally and figuratively walking among men, the Word made flesh “tabernacling” with His people. His command “Follow Me” echoes the ancient call to walk with God, and His resurrection walk with the disciples to Emmaus illuminates Scripture’s promise that God Himself will guide the faithful.
Practical Ministry Applications
1. Discipleship curricula frequently build upon the metaphor: believers “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
2. Pastoral counseling can trace errant life-patterns back to a misdirected walk, calling for repentance and restored fellowship.
3. Mission strategy frames the task as taking the gospel into every locale—literally walking into unreached places as did the prophets and apostles.
4. Ethical teaching stressed in family devotions benefits from memorizing key “walk” texts to instill a holistic vision of obedient living.
Selected Key References
Genesis 17:1;Exodus 16:4;Leviticus 18:4;Deuteronomy 10:12;Joshua 24:17;1 Samuel 12:2;2 Samuel 22:34;1 Kings 9:4;2 Chronicles 7:17;Nehemiah 10:29;Job 22:21;Psalm 15:2;Psalm 26:3;Proverbs 4:11;Isaiah 2:5;Jeremiah 6:16;Ezekiel 36:27;Micah 6:8;Zechariah 10:12.
Summary
הָלַךְ binds together the footsteps of patriarchs, pilgrims, prophets, kings, and common worshipers in one grand narrative of redemptive movement. Whether charting desert wanderings, moral choices, or eschatological hope, Scripture’s pervasive employment of the verb invites every generation to align its steps with the One who still says, “I am the LORD your God; walk in My ways.”
Forms and Transliterations
אֲהַלֵּ֑ך אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ אֵ֣לְכָה אֵ֣לֲכָה אֵ֣לֶךְ אֵ֤לְכָה אֵ֤לֶךְ אֵ֭לֵךְ אֵֽלְכָ֥ה אֵֽלְכָה־ אֵֽלֲכָה־ אֵילְכָ֥ה אֵלְכָ֖ה אֵלְכָ֞ה אֵלְכָ֤ה אֵלֵ֑ךְ אֵלֵ֔ךְ אֵלֵ֖ךְ אֵלֵ֖כָה אֵלֵ֗ךְ אֵלֵ֣ךְ אֵלֵ֤ךְ אֵלֵ֤ךְ ׀ אֵלֵ֨ךְ אֵלֵֽךְ׃ אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃ אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ אֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ אֽוֹלִיכֵם֙ אהלך אהלך׃ אוֹלִ֑יךְ אוֹלִיךְ֙ אוליך אוליכם אילכה אלך אלך׃ אלכה אלכה־ אתהלך בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀ בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙ בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֤ בְּלֶכְתָּ֑ם בְּלֶכְתָּ֔ם בְּלֶכְתָּ֗ם בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם בְּלֶכְתָּֽם׃ בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃ בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹ בְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹ בְּלֶכְתּ֣וֹ בְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙ בְלֶכְתָּ֔ן בהתהלכך בלכתו בלכתך בלכתם בלכתם׃ בלכתן בלכתן׃ ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ הֲיֵלְכ֥וּ הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם הֲלֹ֥ךְ הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ הֲתֵלְכִ֖י הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ הִ֭לְּכוּ הִ֭לַּכְתִּי הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־ הִלְּכוּ־ הִלְכ֖וּ הִלַּ֓כְתִּי ׀ הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃ הִתְהַלְּכ֣וּ הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ הִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ הִתְהַלֶּךְ־ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ הִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּי הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃ הֵילִ֜יכִי הֶהָלְכ֣וּא הַ֝הֹלֵ֗ךְ הַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗ים הַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְ הַֽהֹלְכִ֖ים הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים הַאֵלֵ֗ךְ הַאֵלֵ֞ךְ הַאֵלֵ֣ךְ הַהֹ֣לְכִ֔ים הַהֹֽלְכִ֗ים הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ הַהֹלְכ֖וֹת הַהֹלְכִ֖ים הַהֹלְכִ֣ים הַהֹלְכִ֥ים הַהֹלְכִֽים׃ הַהֹלְכִים֙ הַהֹלְכִים֩ הַהֹלְכִים֮ הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ הַהֹלֵ֤ךְ הַהֹלֵ֥ךְ הַהֹלֵ֨ךְ הַהֹלֵךְ֙ הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת הַהוֹלֶ֥כֶת הַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים הַמּוֹלִ֨יךְ הַמּוֹלִ֨יכֲךָ֜ הָ֘ל֤וֹךְ הָ֝לְכ֗וּ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ הָ֠לָכוּ הָ֥לְכוּ הָֽלְכ֔וּ הָֽלְכ֗וּ הָֽלְכ֥וּ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָֽלְכוּ־ הָל֔וֹךְ הָל֖וֹךְ הָל֗וֹךְ הָל֛וֹךְ הָל֞וֹךְ הָל֣וֹךְ הָל֤וֹךְ הָל֥וֹךְ הָל֧וֹךְ הָלְכ֖וּ הָלְכ֗וּ הָלְכ֞וּ הָלְכ֣וּ הָלְכ֤וּ הָלְכ֥וּ הָלְכ֧וּ הָלְכָ֣ה הָלְכֽוּ־ הָלְכוּ֙ הָלַ֑כְתִּי הָלַ֔ךְ הָלַ֔כְתְּ הָלַ֔כְתִּי הָלַ֔כְתָּ הָלַ֖ךְ הָלַ֖כְתָּ הָלַ֗ךְ הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ הָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ הָלַ֛ךְ הָלַ֜ךְ הָלַ֣ךְ הָלַ֣ךְ ׀ הָלַ֣כְנוּ הָלַ֣כְנוּ ׀ הָלַ֣כְתָּ הָלַ֤ךְ הָלַ֥ךְ הָלַ֥כְנוּ הָלַ֥כְתִּי הָלַ֥כְתָּ הָלַ֨ךְ הָלַךְ֒ הָלַךְ֙ הָלַךְ֩ הָלַךְ֮ הָלָ֑ךְ הָלָ֑כְתְּ הָלָ֑כְתְּ הָלָ֔כוּ הָלָ֜כוּ הָלָֽךְ׃ הָלָֽכְתִּי׃ הָלָֽכְתָּ׃ הָלָֽכָה׃ הָלָֽכוּ׃ הָלֹ֖וךְ הָלֹ֖ךְ הָלֹ֛ךְ הָלֹ֡ךְ הָלֹ֣ךְ הָלֹ֤ךְ הָלֹ֧ךְ הָלֹךְ֙ הָלֽוֹךְ׃ הָלוֹךְ֙ הָלוֹךְ֩ הָלוֹךְ֮ הֹ֭לֵךְ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים הֹולֵ֣ךְ הֹלְכ֣וֹת הֹלְכִ֔ים הֹלְכִ֖ים הֹלְכִ֗ים הֹלְכִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֣ים הֹלְכִ֤ים הֹלְכִ֥ים הֹלְכֵ֥י הֹלְכָ֨ה הֹלְכֹ֖ת הֹלִ֤יכוּ הֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ הֹלֵ֑ךְ הֹלֵ֔ךְ הֹלֵ֖ךְ הֹלֵ֞ךְ הֹלֵ֣ךְ הֹלֵ֤ךְ הֹלֵ֥ךְ הֹלֵֽךְ׃ הֹלֵךְ֙ הֹלֵךְ֩ הֹלֶ֤כֶת הֽוֹלִיכָ֔ם האלך ההולך ההולכת ההלך ההלכוא ההלכות ההלכים ההלכים׃ ההלכת הוֹלְכ֖וֹת הוֹלְכִ֖ים הוֹלִ֛יךְ הוֹלֵ֑ךְ הוֹלֵ֔ךְ הוֹלֵ֖ךְ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ הוֹלֵ֨ךְ הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ הוֹלֵךְ֙ הוליך הוליכם הולך הולך׃ הולכות הולכים היליכי הילך הילכו הלוך הלוך׃ הליכו הליכך הלך הלך׃ הלכה הלכה׃ הלכו הלכו־ הלכו׃ הלכות הלכי הלכים הלכנו הלכת הלכת׃ הלכתי הלכתי׃ הלכתם המהלך המהלכים המוליך המוליכך המתהלכים הנלך התהלך התהלך־ התהלכו התהלכנו התהלכת׃ התהלכתי התלך התלכי וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ וְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶת וְֽאֵלֵ֡כָה וְֽהָלְכ֞וּ וְֽהָלְכ֡וּ וְאֵ֣לְכָ֔ה וְאֵֽלְכָ֗ה וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ וְאֵלְכָ֖ה וְאֵלְכָ֥ה וְאֵלֵ֑כָה וְאֵלֵ֔ךְ וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ וְאֵלֵ֥ךְ וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה וְאוֹלִ֣יכָה וְהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ וְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ וְהַלֵּךְ֙ וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י וְהָֽלְכ֞וּ וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ וְהָלְכ֖וּ וְהָלְכ֤וּ וְהָלְכ֥וּ וְהָלְכ֨וּ וְהָלְכָ֖ה וְהָלְכָ֤ה וְהָלְכָ֨ה וְהָלַ֖ךְ וְהָלַ֗ךְ וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ וְהָלַ֤ךְ וְהָלַ֥ךְ וְהָלַכְתְּ֙ וְהָלַכְתִּ֖י וְהָלַכְתִּ֥י וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ וְהָלָ֑כְתִּי וְהָלָֽךְ׃ וְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ וְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ וְהָלֹ֗ךְ וְהָלֹ֤ךְ וְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָ וְהֹלְכִ֣ים וְהֹלְכֵ֣י וְהֹלְכֵ֥י וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ וְהוֹלֵ֧ךְ וְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣י וְהוֹלַכְתִּי֩ וְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּ וְיֵלְכ֖וּ וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וְלֵ֔כָה וְלֵ֕ךְ וְלֵ֖ךְ וְלֵ֛ךְ וְלֵ֣ךְ וְלֵ֤ךְ וְלֵ֥ךְ וְלֵ֨ךְ וְלֶךְ־ וְלָלֶ֣כֶת וְלָלֶ֥כֶת וְלָלֶ֧כֶת וְנֵ֥לֲכָה וְנֵלְכָ֖ה וְנֵלְכָ֣ה וְנֵלֵ֑כָה וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וַ֠יֵּלֶךְ וַֽ֭יִּתְהַלְּכוּ וַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥ם וַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְ וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּ וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ וַיִּתְהַלְּכ֨וּ וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְ וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ וַיֵּ֡לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ׀ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ וַיֵּ֨לְכוּ֜ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ וַיֵּלְכ֞וּ וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ וַיֹּ֥לֶךְ וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ וַיֹּלִ֥כוּ וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ וַיּ֣וֹלֶךְ וַיּוֹלִיכֵ֥ם וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּ וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙ וַיּוֹלִכֵ֖נִי וַיּוֹלִכֵ֙נִי֙ וַיּוֹלִכֵ֥נִי וַנֵּ֡לֶךְ וַתִּ֥הֲלַךְ וַתִּתְהַלַּ֖כְנָה וַתֵּ֔לֶךְ וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ וַתֵּ֡לֶךְ וַתֵּ֣לְכִ֔י וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ ׀ וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ וַתֵּלְכ֖וּ וַתֵּלֶךְ֩ וַתֵּלַ֖כְנָה וַתֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ וָאֵלַ֑ךְ וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְ וָלֵ֑ךְ וָלֵ֑כוּ וָלֵֽךְ׃ וָלֵֽכוּ׃ וָלֵךְ֒ וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ וּבְלֶכְתָּ֣ם וּלְכ֔וּ וּלְכ֖וּ וּלְכ֛וּ וּלְכ֣וּ וּלְכ֣וּ ׀ וּלְכ֥וּ וּלְכ֨וּ וּלְכִי֙ וּלְכִי־ וּלְכָ֖ה וּלְכָה־ וּלְכוּ־ וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ ואוליכה ואולך ואלך ואלכה ואתהלכה ובלכת ובלכתך ובלכתם והוליכו והולך והולכתי והלך והלך׃ והלכה והלכו והלכי והלכים והלכנו׃ והלכת והלכת׃ והלכתי והלכתיה והלכתם והתהלך והתהלכו והתהלכתי ויהלך ויוליכהו ויוליכם ויולך ויולכני וילך וילך׃ וילכו וילכו׃ ויתהלך ויתהלכו ולך ולך־ ולך׃ ולכה ולכה־ ולכו ולכו־ ולכו׃ ולכי ולכי־ וללכת ומהתהלך ונלך ונלכה ותהלך ותלך ותלכו ותלכי ותלכנה ותתהלכנה יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ יְהַלֵּ֛ךְ יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃ יְהַלֵּכ֑וּן יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־ יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ יִתְהַלְּכוּ־ יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ׃ יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ יֵ֣לְכוּ יֵ֣לֶךְ יֵ֭לְכוּ יֵֽלְכ֔וּ יֵֽלְכ֛וּ יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֵֽלְכוּ־ יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן יֵֽלֶךְ־ יֵלְכ֕וּ יֵלְכ֖וּ יֵלְכ֜וּ יֵלְכ֣וּ יֵלְכ֤וּ יֵלְכ֥וּ יֵלְכ֧וּ יֵלֵ֑ךְ יֵלֵ֑כוּ יֵלֵ֔ךְ יֵלֵ֔כוּ יֵלֵ֖ךְ יֵלֵ֖כוּ יֵלֵ֗כוּ יֵלֵ֣ךְ יֵלֵ֥ךְ יֵלֵ֨ךְ יֵלֵ֨ךְ ׀ יֵלֵֽךְ׃ יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ יֵלֵכֽוּן׃ יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ יהלך יהלך׃ יהלכו יהלכו׃ יהלכון יהלכון׃ יוֹלִ֣יךְ יוֹלִ֤ךְ יוֹלִיכֵ֣ם יוֹלֵ֨ךְ יוליך יוליכם יולך ילך ילך־ ילך׃ ילכו ילכו־ ילכו׃ ילכון ילכון׃ יתהלך יתהלך־ יתהלך׃ יתהלכו יתהלכו־ יתהלכו׃ יתהלכון כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ כַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ כהולך כמהלך לְ֠כוּ לְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לְ֭כוּ לְֽכוּ־ לְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ לְהִתְהַלֵּ֣ך לְהֹ֣לְכֵי לְהֹלִיכ֖וֹ לְךָ֥ לְכ֖וּ לְכ֗וּ לְכ֛וּ לְכ֞וּ לְכ֣וּ לְכ֣וּ ׀ לְכ֤וּ לְכ֥וּ לְכ֨וּ לְכִ֛י לְכִ֞י לְכִ֣י לְכִ֥י לְכִ֨י לְכִי֙ לְכִי־ לְכָ֔ה לְכָ֕ה לְכָ֖ה לְכָ֗ה לְכָ֛ה לְכָ֞ה לְכָ֣ה לְכָ֣ה ׀ לְכָ֤ה לְכָ֨ה לְכָ֪ה לְכָה֙ לְכָה־ לְכֽוּ־ לְכוּ֙ לְכוּ֩ לְכוּ־ לְמוֹלִ֣יךְ לֵ֑ךְ לֵ֑כִי לֵ֑כוּ לֵ֔ךְ לֵ֔כְןָ לֵ֔כִי לֵ֕ךְ לֵ֖ךְ לֵ֗ךְ לֵ֚ךְ לֵ֛ךְ לֵ֞ךְ לֵ֣ךְ לֵ֣ךְ ׀ לֵ֣כְנָה לֵ֤ךְ לֵ֥ךְ לֵ֧ךְ לֵ֨ךְ לֵּ֔כוּ לֵֽךְ־ לֵֽךְ׃ לֵֽכִי׃ לֵֽכוּ׃ לֵךְ֙ לֵךְ֩ לֶ֔כֶת לֶ֖כֶת לֶ֗כֶת לֶ֣כֶת לֶךְ־ לֶכְתְּךָ֔ לֶכְתִּ֣י לֶכְתֵּ֤ךְ לֶכְתָּ֗ם לֶכְתּ֔וֹ לַֽהֹלְכִ֥ים לַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְ לַהֲלֹ֑ךְ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ לַהֲלֹ֥ךְ לַהֹלְכִ֥ים לָ֛ךְ לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת לָֽכֶת׃ לָלֶ֑כֶת לָלֶ֔כֶת לָלֶ֕כֶת לָלֶ֖כֶת לָלֶ֗כֶת לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ לָלֶ֛כֶת לָלֶ֜כֶת לָלֶ֣כֶת לָלֶ֤כֶת לָלֶ֥כֶת לָלֶ֧כֶת לָלֶֽכֶת׃ לָלֶכֶת֒ לָלֶכֶת֮ לָלָֽכֶת׃ להליכו להלך להלכי להלכים להתהלך לך לך־ לך׃ לכה לכה־ לכו לכו־ לכו׃ לכי לכי־ לכי׃ לכן לכנה לכת לכת׃ לכתו לכתי לכתך לכתם ללכת ללכת׃ למוליך מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ מִלֶּ֖כֶת מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ מִלֶּ֛כֶת מִלֶּ֣כֶת ׀ מִלֶּ֤כֶת מִלֶּ֥כֶת מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ ׀ מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת מֵֽהֲלָךְ־ מֵהֲלֹ֥ךְ מֽוֹלִכ֖וֹת מהלך מהלך־ מוֹלִ֣יךְ מוֹלִיךְ֙ מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְ מוֹלִיכָ֖ם מוליך מוליכך מוליכם מולכות מלכת מתהלך מתהלכת נְהַלֵּ֥ךְ נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ נֵ֣לֲכָה נֵֽלְכָ֗ה נֵֽלְכָ֞ה נֵֽלְכָה֙ נֵֽלְכָה־ נֵֽלֲכָה־ נֵֽלֶךְ־ נֵלְכָ֖ה נֵלְכָ֗ה נֵלְכָ֤ה נֵלֵ֑ךְ נֵלֵ֑כָה נֵלֵ֔ךְ נֵלֵ֖ךְ נֵלֵ֗ךְ נֵלֵ֛ךְ נֵלֵ֣ךְ נֵלֵֽךְ׃ נֵלֵךְ֙ נֵלֵךְ֮ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נהלך נהלך׃ נהלכתי נלך נלך־ נלך׃ נלכה נלכה־ ק שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ שילך תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ תֵּ֤לֶךְ תֵּ֥לֶךְ תֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ תֵּ֭לֵךְ תֵּֽלְכ֤וּ תֵּֽלְכוּ־ תֵּֽלֶךְ־ תֵּלְכ֖וּ תֵּלְכ֗וּ תֵּלְכ֥וּ תֵּלְכִ֜י תֵּלְכִ֥י תֵּלְכִי֙ תֵּלֵ֑ךְ תֵּלֵ֑כִי תֵּלֵ֑כוּ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ תֵּלֵ֖ךְ תֵּלֵ֖כוּ תֵּלֵ֣ךְ תֵּלֵ֤ךְ תֵּלֵֽךְ׃ תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ תֵּלֵךְ֙ תֵּלַ֔כְנָה תֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה תֵּלַ֥כְנָה תֵֽלְכ֔וּן תֵֽלְכוּ֙ תֵֽלֵכ֔וּן תֵלְכ֖וּ תֵלְכִ֛י תֵלֵ֑ךְ תֵלֵ֑כִי תֵלֵ֔ךְ תֵלֵ֖ךְ תֵלֵ֛ךְ תֵלֵ֣ךְ תֵלֵ֤ךְ תֵלֵ֥ךְ תֵלֵֽכוּ׃ תֵלֵכ֑וּן תֵלַ֖כְנָה תֵלַֽכְנָה׃ תֵּלֵ֑כוּ תהלך תלך תלך־ תלך׃ תלכו תלכו־ תלכו׃ תלכון תלכי תלכנה תלכנה׃ ’ă·hal·lêḵ ’ăhallêḵ ’e·hĕ·lōḵ ’ê·lă·ḵāh ’ê·lă·ḵāh- ’ê·lê·ḵāh ’ê·lə·ḵāh ’ê·lə·ḵāh- ’ê·leḵ ’ê·lêḵ ’ehĕlōḵ ’êlăḵāh ’êlăḵāh- ’êleḵ ’êlêḵ ’êlêḵāh ’êləḵāh ’êləḵāh- ’eṯ·hal·lêḵ ’eṯhallêḵ ’ō·w·lî·ḵêm ’ō·w·lîḵ ’ōwlîḵ ’ōwlîḵêm ahalLech bə·hiṯ·hal·leḵ·ḵā bə·leḵ·tām bə·leḵ·tān ḇə·leḵ·tān bə·leḵ·tə·ḵā bə·leḵ·tōw behithallechCha bəhiṯhalleḵḵā belechTam belechTan belechteCha belechTo bəleḵtām bəleḵtān ḇəleḵtān bəleḵtəḵā bəleḵtōw chimhalLech eheLoch eilChah Elachah eLech eleChah ethalLech ha’êlêḵ ha·’ê·lêḵ ha·hō·le·ḵeṯ ha·hō·lə·ḵîm ha·hō·lə·ḵō·wṯ ha·hō·lêḵ ha·hō·w·le·ḵeṯ ha·hō·w·lêḵ hā·lā·ḵāh hā·lā·ḵə·tā hā·lā·ḵə·tî hā·lā·ḵət hā·lā·ḵū hā·laḵ hā·lāḵ hā·laḵ·nū hā·laḵ·tā hă·laḵ·tem hā·laḵ·tî hā·laḵt hā·lə·ḵāh hā·lə·ḵū hā·lə·ḵū- hā·lō·wḵ hă·lōḵ hā·lōḵ hă·nê·lêḵ hă·ṯê·lə·ḵî hă·ṯê·lêḵ hă·yê·lə·ḵū hă·yê·lêḵ haeLech hahoLech hahoLechet haHoleChim haholeChot hahōlêḵ hahōleḵeṯ hahōləḵîm hahōləḵōwṯ hahōwlêḵ hahōwleḵeṯ haLach haLachah haLachet haLacheta haLacheti haLachnu haLacht haLachta halachTem haLachti haLachu hālaḵ hālāḵ hālāḵāh hālāḵət hālāḵətā hālāḵətî hālaḵnū hālaḵt hālaḵtā hălaḵtem hālaḵtî hālāḵū halChu haleChah haleChu hāləḵāh hāləḵū hāləḵū- haLoch hălōḵ hālōḵ hālōwḵ ham·hal·lə·ḵîm ham·hal·lêḵ ham·miṯ·hal·lə·ḵîm ham·mō·w·lî·ḵă·ḵā ham·mō·w·lîḵ hamhalLech hamhalleChim hamhallêḵ hamhalləḵîm hammithalleChim hammiṯhalləḵîm hammoLich hammoLichacha hammōwlîḵ hammōwlîḵăḵā haneLech hănêlêḵ hateLech hateleChi hăṯêlêḵ hăṯêləḵî hayeLech hayeleChu hăyêlêḵ hăyêləḵū he·hā·lə·ḵū hê·lî·ḵî hehaleChu hehāləḵū heiLichi hêlîḵî hil·ḵū hil·lā·ḵə·tî hil·laḵ·tî hil·lə·ḵū hil·lə·ḵū- hilChu hilḵū hilLacheti Hillachti hillāḵətî hillaḵtî Hillechu hilləḵū hilləḵū- hiṯ·hal·lā·ḵə·tā hiṯ·hal·lā·ḵə·tî hiṯ·hal·laḵ·nū hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî hiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū hiṯ·hal·lêḵ hiṯ·hal·leḵ- hithalLacheta hithalLacheti hithalLachnu hithalLachti hiṯhallāḵətā hiṯhallāḵətî hiṯhallaḵnū hiṯhallaḵtî hithallech hithalleChu hiṯhallêḵ hiṯhalleḵ- hiṯhalləḵū hō·lə·ḵāh hō·lə·ḵê hō·le·ḵeṯ hō·lə·ḵîm hō·lə·ḵō·wṯ hō·lə·ḵōṯ hō·lêḵ hō·lî·ḵă·ḵā hō·lî·ḵū hō·w·lêḵ hō·w·lî·ḵām hō·w·lîḵ hō·wl·ḵîm hō·wl·ḵō·wṯ holChim holChot hoLech holeChah holeChei hoLechet holeChim holeChot hōlêḵ hōləḵāh hōləḵê hōleḵeṯ hōləḵîm hōləḵōṯ hōləḵōwṯ hoLich holichaCha holiCham hoLichu hōlîḵăḵā hōlîḵū hōwlêḵ hōwlîḵ hōwlîḵām hōwlḵîm hōwlḵōwṯ k ka·hō·w·lêḵ kaholeCh kahōwlêḵ ḵim·hal·lêḵ ḵimhallêḵ la·hă·lōḵ la·hō·lə·ḵîm la·hō·lêḵ lā·ḵeṯ lā·lā·ḵeṯ lā·le·ḵeṯ Lach Lachet lahaLoch lahălōḵ lahoLech laholeChim lahōlêḵ lahōləḵîm lāḵ lāḵeṯ laLachet lālāḵeṯ laLechet lāleḵeṯ lə·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ lə·hō·lə·ḵê lə·hō·lî·ḵōw lə·ḵā lə·ḵāh lə·ḵāh- lê·ḵə·nā lê·ḵə·nāh le·ḵeṯ lê·ḵî lə·ḵî lə·ḵî- lê·ḵū lə·ḵū lə·ḵū- lə·mō·w·lîḵ lech leCha leChah Lechena Lechenah Lechet Lechi lechTam lechTech lechteCha lechTi lechTo leChu Lehithallech ləhiṯhallêḵ leHolechei ləhōləḵê leholiCho ləhōlîḵōw lêḵ leḵ- lêḵ- leḵ·tām leḵ·tə·ḵā leḵ·têḵ leḵ·tî leḵ·tōw ləḵā ləḵāh ləḵāh- lêḵənā lêḵənāh leḵeṯ lêḵî ləḵî ləḵî- leḵtām leḵtêḵ leḵtəḵā leḵtî leḵtōw lêḵū ləḵū ləḵū- lemoLich ləmōwlîḵ mê·hă·lāḵ- mê·hă·lōḵ mêhălāḵ- mehaLoch mêhălōḵ mil·le·ḵeṯ milLechet milleḵeṯ miṯ·hal·le·ḵeṯ miṯ·hal·lêḵ mithalLech mithalLechet miṯhallêḵ miṯhalleḵeṯ mō·w·lî·ḵām mō·w·lî·ḵêḵ mō·w·li·ḵō·wṯ mō·w·lîḵ moLich moliCham moliChech moliChot mōwlîḵ mōwlîḵām mōwlîḵêḵ mōwliḵōwṯ nə·hal·lêḵ ne·hĕ·lā·ḵə·tî nê·lă·ḵāh nê·lă·ḵāh- nê·lê·ḵāh nê·lə·ḵāh nê·lə·ḵāh- nê·lêḵ nê·leḵ- nehalLech nəhallêḵ neheLacheti nehĕlāḵətî nelachah nêlăḵāh nêlăḵāh- neLech neleChah nêlêḵ nêleḵ- nêlêḵāh nêləḵāh nêləḵāh- oliCh oliChem q še·yō·lêḵ šeyōlêḵ sheiyoLech tê·laḵ·nāh ṯê·laḵ·nāh tê·lê·ḵî tê·lə·ḵî ṯê·lê·ḵî ṯê·lə·ḵî tê·lê·ḵū tê·lə·ḵū ṯê·lê·ḵū ṯê·lə·ḵū tê·lə·ḵū- ṯê·lê·ḵūn ṯê·lə·ḵūn tê·leḵ tê·lêḵ ṯê·lêḵ tê·leḵ- teLachnah têlaḵnāh ṯêlaḵnāh teLech teLechi telechu teleChun têleḵ têlêḵ ṯêlêḵ têleḵ- têlêḵî têləḵî ṯêlêḵî ṯêləḵî têlêḵū têləḵū ṯêlêḵū ṯêləḵū têləḵū- ṯêlêḵūn ṯêləḵūn ti·hă·laḵ tihaLach tihălaḵ ū·ḇə·le·ḵeṯ ū·ḇə·leḵ·tām ū·ḇə·leḵ·tə·ḵā ū·lə·ḵāh ū·lə·ḵāh- ū·lə·ḵî ū·lə·ḵî- ū·lə·ḵū ū·lə·ḵū- ū·mê·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ ūḇəleḵeṯ ūḇəleḵtām ūḇəleḵtəḵā ulechah uleChi uleChu ūləḵāh ūləḵāh- ūləḵî ūləḵî- ūləḵū ūləḵū- umehithalLech ūmêhiṯhallêḵ uveLechet uvelechTam uvelechteCha vaeLach vaeLech vahalachTem vaiyahaLoch vaiyeLach vaiyelChu vaiYelech vaiyeLechu vaiyithalLech vaiyithalleChu vaiyoLach vaiYolech vaiyoliChem vaiyoliCheni vaiyoLichu vaiyoliChuhu vaLech vaLechu vanNelech vaoLech vatteLachnah vatTelech vatTeleChi vatteleChu vatTihalach vattithalLachnah vayhalLech veeLech veeleChah veethalleChah vehaLach vehaLachenu vehaLacheta vehaLacheti vehaLacht vehalachTa vehalachTi vehaleChah vehaleChu vehalleCh vehaLoch vehithallachTi vehithalLech vehithalleChu veholachTi veholachTiha vehoLech veholeChei veholeChim veholiCho vehthalLech velaLechet velech veLechah velechTan veNelachah veneLech veneLechah veoLichah veyeLach veyeLechu veyithalleChu wā’êlaḵ wā’êlêḵ wā’ōwlêḵ wā·’ê·laḵ wā·’ê·lêḵ wā·’ō·w·lêḵ wa·hă·laḵ·tem wā·lê·ḵū wā·lêḵ wahălaḵtem wālêḵ wālêḵū wan·nê·leḵ wannêleḵ wat·tê·laḵ·nāh wat·tê·lə·ḵî wat·tê·lə·ḵū wat·tê·leḵ wat·ti·hă·laḵ wat·tiṯ·hal·laḵ·nāh wattêlaḵnāh wattêleḵ wattêləḵî wattêləḵū wattihălaḵ wattiṯhallaḵnāh way·hal·lêḵ way·ya·hă·lōḵ way·yê·laḵ way·yê·lê·ḵū way·yê·lə·ḵū way·yê·leḵ way·yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū way·yiṯ·hal·lêḵ way·yō·laḵ way·yō·leḵ way·yō·li·ḵū way·yō·w·leḵ way·yō·w·li·ḵê·nî way·yō·w·lî·ḵêm way·yō·w·lî·ḵu·hū wayhallêḵ wayyahălōḵ wayyêlaḵ wayyêleḵ wayyêlêḵū wayyêləḵū wayyiṯhallêḵ wayyiṯhalləḵū wayyōlaḵ wayyōleḵ wayyōliḵū wayyōwleḵ wayyōwlîḵêm wayyōwliḵênî wayyōwlîḵuhū wə’êlêḵ wə’êlêḵāh wə’êləḵāh wə’eṯhalləḵāh wə’ōwlîḵāh wə·’ê·lê·ḵāh wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh wə·’ê·lêḵ wə·’eṯ·hal·lə·ḵāh wə·’ō·w·lî·ḵāh wə·hā·lā·ḵə·nū wə·hā·lā·ḵə·tā wə·hā·lā·ḵə·tî wə·hā·laḵ wə·hā·lāḵ wə·hā·laḵ·tā wə·hā·laḵ·tî wə·hā·laḵt wə·hā·lə·ḵāh wə·hā·lə·ḵū wə·hā·lōḵ wə·hal·lêḵ wə·hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî wə·hiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū wə·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ wə·hō·laḵ·tî·hā wə·hō·lə·ḵê wə·hō·lə·ḵîm wə·hō·w·laḵ·tî wə·hō·w·lêḵ wə·hō·w·lî·ḵōw wə·lā·le·ḵeṯ wə·lê·ḵāh wə·lêḵ wə·leḵ- wə·nê·lă·ḵāh wə·nê·lê·ḵāh wə·nê·lə·ḵāh wə·nê·lêḵ wə·yê·laḵ wə·yê·lê·ḵū wə·yê·lə·ḵū wə·yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū wəhālaḵ wəhālāḵ wəhālāḵənū wəhālāḵətā wəhālāḵətî wəhālaḵt wəhālaḵtā wəhālaḵtî wəhāləḵāh wəhāləḵū wəhallêḵ wəhālōḵ wəhiṯhallaḵtî wəhiṯhallêḵ wəhiṯhalləḵū wəhōlaḵtîhā wəhōləḵê wəhōləḵîm wəhōwlaḵtî wəhōwlêḵ wəhōwlîḵōw wəlāleḵeṯ wəlêḵ wəleḵ- wəlêḵāh wənêlăḵāh wənêlêḵ wənêlêḵāh wənêləḵāh wəyêlaḵ wəyêlêḵū wəyêləḵū wəyiṯhalləḵū ya·hă·lō·ḵū ya·hă·lōḵ yahaLoch yahaLochu yahălōḵ yahălōḵū yə·hal·lê·ḵū yə·hal·lê·ḵūn yə·hal·lêḵ yê·lê·ḵū yê·lə·ḵū yê·lə·ḵū- yê·lê·ḵūn yê·leḵ yê·lêḵ yê·leḵ- yehalLech yehalLechu yehalleChun yəhallêḵ yəhallêḵū yəhallêḵūn yeLech yeleChu yeleChun yêleḵ yêlêḵ yêleḵ- yêlêḵū yêləḵū yêləḵū- yêlêḵūn yiṯ·hal·lā·ḵū yiṯ·hal·lā·ḵūn yiṯ·hal·lāḵ yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū- yiṯ·hal·lêḵ yiṯ·hal·leḵ- yithalLach yithalLachu yithallaChun yiṯhallāḵ yiṯhallāḵū yiṯhallāḵūn yithallech yithalleChu yiṯhallêḵ yiṯhalleḵ- yiṯhalləḵū yiṯhalləḵū- yō·w·lêḵ yō·w·lî·ḵêm yō·w·liḵ yō·w·lîḵ yoLech yoLich yoliChem yōwlêḵ yōwliḵ yōwlîḵ yōwlîḵêmLinks
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