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הָלַךְ H1980
H1980 is the Hebrew word הָלַךְ, transliterated hâlak and said haw-lak'. The King James Version most often renders it went.
What it means
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
Where it comes from
akin to H3212 (יָלַךְ); a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 291 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
Verses using הָלַךְ
The first 40 of 445 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:14 · KJV
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 3:8 · KJV
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 5:22 · KJV
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:24 · KJV
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 6:9 · KJV
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 8:3 · KJV
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
Genesis 8:5 · KJV
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
Genesis 12:9 · KJV
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Genesis 13:5 · KJV
And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
Genesis 13:17 · KJV
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Genesis 14:24 · KJV
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis 15:2 · KJV
And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
Genesis 17:1 · KJV
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Genesis 18:16 · KJV
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Genesis 19:2 · KJV
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
Genesis 24:40 · KJV
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
Genesis 24:65 · KJV
For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Genesis 25:32 · KJV
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Genesis 26:13 · KJV
And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Genesis 26:26 · KJV
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
Genesis 28:20 · KJV
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
Genesis 31:19 · KJV
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
Genesis 31:30 · KJV
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
Genesis 32:1 · KJV
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
Genesis 32:6 · KJV
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
Genesis 32:19 · KJV
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
Genesis 32:20 · KJV
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
Genesis 37:25 · KJV
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Genesis 48:15 · KJV
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Exodus 2:5 · KJV
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
Exodus 3:19 · KJV
And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Exodus 9:23 · KJV
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:21 · KJV
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Exodus 14:19 · KJV
And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
Exodus 14:29 · KJV
But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Exodus 15:19 · KJV
For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
Exodus 19:19 · KJV
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Exodus 21:19 · KJV
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
Exodus 33:15 · KJV
And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Leviticus 11:20 · KJV
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1980 mean?
H1980 is the Hebrew word הָלַךְ (hâlak), meaning to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
How is H1980 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it went (71 times), go (59 times), walk (45 times), walked (39 times), walketh (27 times), among others.
How many times does H1980 appear in the Bible?
הָלַךְ (hâlak) is tagged in 445 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1980 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: akin to H3212 (יָלַךְ); a primitive root.
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