Hebrew · H3212, G4198 · unreviewed

יָלַךְ

To walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) · to travel

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יָלַךְ H3212 to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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πορεύομαι G4198 to travel

Pronunciation poreúomai

Means to go with directional purpose; ethically, to conduct one's life or follow someone's way.

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What does יָלַךְ (yalak) mean in the Bible?

יָלַךְ · πορεύομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to walk, lead, guide along a path".

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Meaning

to walk, lead, guide along a path

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 400×

Imperfect 1Kgs 8:36 · 2Chr 6:27 · 2Sam 17:17 · Amos 2:7 · Amos 9:4 · Deut 28:41 · Exod 5:7 · Exod 18:20 · Exod 32:1 · Exod 32:23 · Exod 33:14 · Ezek 1:9 · Ezek 1:12 · Ezek 1:17 · Ezek 1:19 · Ezek 1:20 179×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 17:4 · 1Chr 21:10 · 1Kgs 1:53 · 1Kgs 2:26 · 1Kgs 2:29 · 1Kgs 13:15 · 1Kgs 15:19 · 1Kgs 17:3 · 1Kgs 17:9 · 1Kgs 18:1 · 1Kgs 18:5 · 1Kgs 18:8 · 1Kgs 18:11 · 1Kgs 18:14 · 1Kgs 19:15 · 1Kgs 19:20 178×

Cohortative 1Sam 9:6 · 1Sam 9:10 · 2Kgs 6:2 · 2Sam 13:25 · Deut 13:3 · Deut 13:7 · Deut 13:14 · Exod 3:18 · Exod 5:3 · Exod 5:8 · Exod 5:17 · Gen 22:5 · Gen 37:17 · Zech 8:21 · Zech 8:23 · 2Sam 15:7 21×

Jussive 2Kgs 2:18 · Ezek 20:18 · Jer 25:6 · Jer 35:15 · Josh 2:16 · 1Kgs 22:50 · 2Kgs 2:16 · Hos 14:7 · Judg 7:7 · 2Sam 13:24 · 2Sam 13:26 · Exod 34:9 · Jer 6:25 · Ruth 2:8 · Jer 16:5 · Prov 1:15 16×

Infinitive construct 1Kgs 11:10 · 2Sam 19:25 · Mic 6:8 · Prov 15:21 · Prov 30:29 · Ruth 3:10 6×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 12×

Imperfect Deut 28:36 · Eccl 10:20 · Jer 32:5 · 2Sam 13:13 · Ezek 32:14 5×

Participle active Isa 63:12 · Job 12:17 · Job 12:19 · Zech 5:10 4×

Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 17:27 · Exod 2:9 2×

Perfect 2Kgs 24:15 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 412 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 200 Imperative 180 Cohortative 21 Infinitive construct 6 Participle 4 Perfect 1

Stem

Qal 400 Hiphil 12

Mood

Imperative 180 Indicative/jussive 137 Indicative/cohortative 47 Jussive 16 Indicative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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