What does הֲלִיכָה mean in the Bible?
הֲלִיכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a walking ; by implication, a procession or march , a caravan".
Hebrew · H1979
הֲלִיכָה
A walking ; by implication, a procession or march , a caravan
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הֲלִיכָה H1979
What does הֲלִיכָה mean in the Bible?
הֲלִיכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a walking ; by implication, a procession or march , a caravan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1979?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as they advance (1), the affairs (1), the march (1), the travelers (1), ways [are] (1).
Where does הֲלִיכָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 6:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Habakkuk (1), Job (1), Nahum (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as they advance 1× Nahum 2:5
the affairs 1× Proverbs 31:27
the march 1× Psalms 68:24
the travelers 1× Job 6:19
ways [are] 1× Habakkuk 3:6
Your procession 1× Psalms 68:24
Show sample aligned rows
Job 6:19 הֲלִיכֹ֥ת to the travelers Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 68:24 הֲלִיכוֹתֶ֣יךָ to Your procession Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 68:24 הֲלִ֘יכ֤וֹת to the march Noun - feminine plural construct Proverbs 31:27 הֲלִיכ֣וֹת to the affairs Noun - feminine plural construct Nahum 2:5 בַהֲלִכוֹתָם to as they advance Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Habakkuk 3:6 הֲלִיכ֥וֹת to ways [are] Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 6:19
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
בַהֲלִכוֹתָם 1x ḇa·hă·li·ḵō·ṯå̄m Nahum 2:5
הֲלִ֘יכ֤וֹת 1x hă·lî·ḵō·wṯ Psalms 68:24
הֲלִיכ֣וֹת 1x hă·lî·ḵō·wṯ Proverbs 31:27
הֲלִיכ֥וֹת 1x hă·lî·ḵō·wṯ Habakkuk 3:6
הֲלִיכוֹתֶ֣יךָ 1x hă·lî·ḵō·w·ṯe·ḵā Psalms 68:24
הֲלִיכֹ֥ת 1x hă·lî·ḵōṯ Job 6:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 4x Job 6:19, Psalms 68:24, Proverbs 31:27, Habakkuk 3:6
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 68:24
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Nahum 2:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a walking ; by implication, a procession or march , a caravan
Source Gloss
a walking ; by implication, a procession or march , a caravan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a walking; by implication, a procession or march, a caravan BDB: a going Usage: company, going, walk, way.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֲלִיכָה is built from this root:
הָלִיךְ H1978
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain