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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יָלַךְ H3212
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)
Strong's H3212
Lexical occurrences 1,044 verses Word forms 2 forms 413 references Verse guides 0 guides
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 413
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×
Word Origins
יָלַךְ is built from this root:
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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