Hebrew · H3605, H1980, H702 · unreviewed

וְכֹל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־אַרְבַּע

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · four

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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Pronunciation kōl

Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.

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הָלַךְ H1980 to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

Pronunciation halak

Movement through space and time; figuratively denotes conduct, manner of life, spiritual direction, or divine approval.

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אַרְבַּע H702 four

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What does וְכֹל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־אַרְבַּע (wĕḵol hōlēḵ ʿal-ʾarbaʿ) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · הָלַךְ · אַרְבַּע is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".

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Meaning

properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 366 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 161 Participle 118 Infinitive absolute 46 Imperfect 35 Imperative 5 Infinitive construct 1

Stem

Qal 309 Hithpael 39 Piel 17 Niphal 1

Mood

Indicative 161 Indicative/jussive 24 Indicative/cohortative 10 Imperative 5 Jussive 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)

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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