הלך

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *halak-.

Verb

הֲלֵךְ • (hălēḵ) (future יְהָךְ (yəhāḵ))

to go, proceed
to behave, act

Verb

הַלֵּךְ • (hallēḵ) (future יְהַלֵּךְ (yəhallēḵ))

to walk
to live in a certain manner, behave

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ל־ך (h-l-k)

From Proto-Semitic *halak-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

הָלַךְ • (halákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לָלֶכֶת, present הוֹלֵךְ, future יֵלֵךְ, imperative לֵךְ)

to walk, go, especially on foot
הָלַכְתִּי לַ חֲנוּת לִקְנוֹת כַּמָּה סְפָרִים חֲדָשִׁים.
halákhti lakhanút liknót káma s'farím khadashím.
I went to the store to buy a few new books.
to happen, go on
מָה הוֹלֵךְ כָּאן?
ma holékh kán?
What is going on here?
to go away, depart
(colloquial) gone, wasted, damaged in an irreparable manner
הָלַךְ לִי הָאוֹטוֹ.
halákh li ha'oto.
My car is done for.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הָלַךְ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָלֶכֶת action noun: הֲלִיכָה passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הָלַכְתִּי		הָלַכְנוּ
	second	הָלַכְתָּ	הָלַכְתְּ	הֲלַכְתֶּם¹	הֲלַכְתֶּן¹
	third	הָלַךְ	הָלְכָה	הָלְכוּ
present		הוֹלֵךְ	הוֹלֶכֶת	הוֹלְכִים	הוֹלְכוֹת
future	first	אֵלֵךְ		נֵלֵךְ
	second	תֵּלֵךְ	תֵּלְכִי	תֵּלְכוּ	תֵּלֵכְנָה²
	third	יֵלֵךְ	תֵּלֵךְ	יֵלְכוּ	תֵּלֵכְנָה²
imperative		לֵךְ	לְכִי	לְכוּ	לֵכְנָה²
notes		Pronounced הָלַכְתֶּם and הָלַכְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

הוֹלֵךְ־רֶגֶל (holékh-régel)
הָלוֹךְ (halókh), הָלוֹךְ וָשׁוֹב (halókh vashóv), הָלוֹךְ וְחָזוֹר (halókh v'khazór)
הֲלִיכָה (halikhá)
הלך לאיבוד / הָלַךְ לְאִבּוּד (halákh l'ibúd)
הָלַךְ לְעוֹלָמוֹ (halách l'olamó)
כּוֹכַב־לֶכֶת (kokháv-lékhet)
קַח וָלֵךְ (kakh valékh)

References

H1980 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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