What does יָלַךְ mean in the Bible?
יָלַךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)".
Hebrew · H3212
יָלַךְ
To walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
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יָלַךְH3212
What does יָלַךְ mean in the Bible?
יָלַךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3212?
H3212 is connected to 1,044 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Source Gloss
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms413
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense400×
Imperfect1Kgs 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 1:20179×
Sequential imperfect1Chr 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 19:20178×
Cohortative1Sam 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 15:721×
Jussive2Kgs 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 1:1516×
Infinitive construct1Kgs 11:10 · 2Sam 19:25 · Mic 6:8 · Prov 15:21 · Prov 30:29 · Ruth 3:106×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action12×
ImperfectDeut 28:36 · Eccl 10:20 · Jer 32:5 · 2Sam 13:13 · Ezek 32:145×
Participle activeIsa 63:12 · Job 12:17 · Job 12:19 · Zech 5:104×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 17:27 · Exod 2:92×
Perfect2Kgs 24:151×
Word Origins
יָלַךְ is built from this root:
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