יָלַךְyâlak

Qal: construct (Genesis 26:26; 2 Samuel 8:6; Genesis 14:24)

I.

1. of persons (1 Kings 12:30; 1 Chronicles 21:30; Exodus 28:30)

a. go, proceed, move, walk (Genesis 22:6; Genesis 22:8; Exodus 17:5)

b. depart, go away (Genesis 18:33; Genesis 34:17; 1 Samuel 14:3)

c. come, (approach, arrive) (1 Samuel 17:44; Psalms 80:3; Isaiah 55:1)

d. with modifiers (Deuteronomy 1:19; 2 Samuel 2:29; Genesis 35:3)

2. walk about, prowl, Also of animals, in similar meanings and combinations (Nahum 2:12; Proverbs 30:29; Proverbs 30:30)

3. of wine, of letters, of shadow on dial, in like manner of inanimate things, as (Genesis 7:18; 1 Kings 22:49; 2 Chronicles 20:36)

4. The Infinitive absolute is often used

a. as in other verbs, quite independently (Jeremiah 7:9; Isaiah 42:24; Jeremiah 23:14)

b. to intensify meaning of finite form of הָלַךְ (Judges 4:9; Jeremiah 37:9; Genesis 31:30)

c. most noteworthy is the joining of the Infinitive absolute (Isaiah 3:16; Jeremiah 50:4; Psalms 126:6)

d. akin to the use of Infinitive absolute are some instances of Participle (1 Samuel 17:41; 2 Samuel 18:25; 2 Samuel 3:1)

5. In combination with other verbal forms, followed by Infinitive of purpose (with לְ) (Genesis 25:22; Genesis 31:19; Genesis 37:25)

b. followed by finite verb go and do so and so (Genesis 22:13; Genesis 27:14; Exodus 2:8)

c. following other verbs (Genesis 22:19; Genesis 24:10; Genesis 43:8)

d. especially as result of action expressed in preceding verb, such as verb of sending, etc. (Genesis 45:24; Joshua 1:16; 1 Samuel 6:8)

e. in longer series (1 Samuel 19:12; 2 Kings 19:36; Isaiah 37:37)

II. Figurative; the most common uses follow; in most the origin in a literal meaning is evident

1. pass away, die (Joshua 23:14; 1 Kings 2:2; Genesis 15:2)

2. live, ('walk'), in general (compare Pi`el Hithpa`el) (usually in poetry, with modifying words) (Psalms 23:4; Psalms 138:7; Job 29:8)

3. of moral and religious life (Proverbs 15:21)

a. walk in (Psalms 101:6; Isaiah 30:21; Jeremiah 6:16)

b. walk with (Malachi 2:6; Micah 6:8; Leviticus 26:23)

c. walk before (1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 3:6; 1 Kings 8:23)

d. walk, go, after (Deuteronomy 13:5; 1 Kings 14:8; Jeremiah 2:2)

e. walk (Psalms 26:11; Psalms 84:12; Proverbs 10:9)

4. other figurative uses (Hosea 11:2; Isaiah 45:16)

Niph`al: (compare היה Niph`al) (Psalms 109:23)

Pi`el

1. walk (Psalms 55:15; Proverbs 6:28; Psalms 115:7)

2. also of walking about = living (Ecclesiastes 4:15; Job 24:10; Job 30:28)

3. depart, go entirely away (Ecclesiastes 8:10)

4. figurative of mode of life, action, etc. (Psalms 142:4; 1 Kings 21:27; Psalms 81:14)

Hithpa`el: walk, walk about, move to and fro (Genesis 6:9; 1 Samuel 30:31; Exodus 21:19)

1.

a. traverse, in this direction and that (Genesis 13:17; Joshua 18:4; Joshua 18:8)

b. walk, walk about (Exodus 21:19; Proverbs 6:22; 2 Samuel 11:2)

2. walk about = live (1 Samuel 12:2; 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 25:15)

Hiph`il

1. lead, bring, followed by accusative usually of person

a. and I will lead, the (Deuteronomy 8:15; Jeremiah 2:6; Psalms 136:16)

c. way, road (Deuteronomy 8:2; Ezekiel 40:24)

d. the women of the king, he led into exile (2 Kings 24:15; Hosea 2:16; Jeremiah 32:5)

2. lead away, followed by accusative of person + apposition (Job 12:17; Job 12:19; Psalms 125:5)

3. carry, bring, with object helpless, or inanimate

a. whither are these carrying the ephah? (2 Chronicles 35:24; 2 Kings 23:30; Zechariah 5:10)

b. carry, take, take away (Exodus 2:9; Ecclesiastes 5:14; Ecclesiastes 10:20)

4. figurative, of influence on character (Proverbs 16:29)

5.

a. cause to walk, go (Ezekiel 36:12; Leviticus 26:13; Isaiah 63:12)

b. cause to flow, run (Ezekiel 32:14)

c. cause to depart, retire, go back (Exodus 14:21)