הֲלַךְ
hălak · H1981 · Aramaic · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to walk about, to wander, to roam
Action by which humans, deities, or animals move through an area without a specific destination
ExamplesDaniel 3:25 He responded, “Look! I see four men untied and walking about in the middle of the fire unharmed, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!”
Daniel 4:29 “Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon.
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to go > to act, to behave
Process by which humans or deities follow a certain pattern of behavior, which is described as their journey through life
ExamplesDaniel 4:37 “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just; and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- גְּבַרcertain 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against+ הֵיכַלpalace 1
- בin/on/with+ גַּוmidst 1
- בin/on/with+ גֵּוָהpride 1
- לto/for+ קְצָתend 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- חֲזָאto see, to have a vision 1
- שְׁפַלabase 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Contrasting words 2 words
- עָמַד ʻâmad · H5975 · to stand, to stand still, to stop
- Lexical opposite: standing/remaining stationary versus walking/moving; these are standard antonyms in Hebrew for describing physical position and motion.
- יָשַׁב yâshab · H3427 · to sit down, to be seated, to make sit
- Opposite of walking in terms of motion versus rest; sitting/dwelling represents stationary position contrasted with the movement implied by walking.
In the other Testament 2 words
- περιπατέω peripatéō · G4043 · to walk, to go, to live
- The standard Greek verb for 'walk' in the LXX and NT, used to translate הָלַךְ and its cognates; covers both literal walking and metaphorical conduct/behavior.
- πορεύομαι poreúomai · G4198 · to move, to go, to travel
- Common Greek verb for movement/going that frequently translates הָלַךְ in the LXX, emphasizing the journey or departure aspect of walking.
Semantic domains 14 entries
- Move002002001012
- Daniel 3:25 recounts that Nebuchadnezzar responded, “look! I see four men untied and walking about in the middle of the fire unharmed.”
- Act002002002001
- Daniel 4:37 recounts that Nebuchadnezzar closes his praise of the King of heaven by declaring that He “is able to humble those who walk in pride,” an idiom of conduct rather than literal locomotion.
- Afraid002001002001
- This Afraid code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping with the far more frequent Hebrew form (הָלַךְ (hâlak, H1980)), whose idiomatic “to lose courage” sense is well attested; none of this word's own three occurrences carry that idiom.
- Alive002001001003
- This Alive code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to go > to live” sense, not attested among this word's own occurrences.
- Dead002001001018
- This Dead code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to pass away” sense, which this word's own occurrences do not show.
- Non-Exist002002002006
- This Non-Exist code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to vanish” sense; this word's own occurrences never carry it.
- Happen002002003003
- This Happen code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's general “to happen” sense, not attested among this word's own occurrences.
- End002003003010
- This End code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to leave; to be over” sense; this word's own occurrences describe only literal or idiomatic walking.
- Flee002002001007
- This Flee code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to run for one's life” idiom, which this word's own occurrences never carry.
- Endure002002003001
- This Endure code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to go on” sense, not attested among this word's own occurrences.
- People001001003
- This People code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “traveller; vagabond” agent-noun sense; this word's own occurrences are all the ordinary verb of walking, never a noun naming a class of person.
- Serve002003002023
- This Serve code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to attend” sense, which this word's own occurrences do not show.
- Sex002001001051
- This Sex code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's euphemistic “to go to > have sex with” idiom; none of this word's own occurrences carry that idiom.
- Space002002001017
- This Space code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to extend to” sense, not attested among this word's own occurrences, all of which describe a person's own literal or idiomatic walking.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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