הלך

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *halak-.

Verb

הֲלֵךְ • (hălēḵ) (future יְהָךְ (yəhāḵ))

1. to go, proceed
2. to behave, act

Verb

הַלֵּךְ • (hallēḵ) (future יְהַלֵּךְ (yəhallēḵ))

1. to walk
2. to live in a certain manner, behave

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ל־ך (h-l-k)

From Proto-Semitic *halak-.

Verb

הָלַךְ • (halákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לָלֶכֶת, present הוֹלֵךְ, future יֵלֵךְ, imperative לֵךְ)

1. to walk, go, especially on foot

   הָלַכְתִּי לַחֲנוּת לִקְנוֹת כַּמָּה סְפָרִים חֲדָשִׁים.

   halákhti lakhanút liknót káma s'farím khadashím.

   I went to the store to buy a few new books.

2. to happen, go on
3. to go away, depart
4. (colloquial) to go well

Conjugation

Conjugation of הָלַךְ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָלֶכֶת action noun: הֲלִיכָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הָלַכְתִּי		הָלַכְנוּ
	second	הָלַכְתָּ	הָלַכְתְּ	הֲלַכְתֶּם1	הֲלַכְתֶּן1
	third	הָלַךְ	הָלְכָה	הָלְכוּ
present		הוֹלֵךְ	הוֹלֶכֶת	הוֹלְכִים	הוֹלְכוֹת
future	first	אֵלֵךְ		נֵלֵךְ
	second	תֵּלֵךְ	תֵּלְכִי	תֵּלְכוּ	תֵּלֵכְנָה2
	third	יֵלֵךְ	תֵּלֵךְ	יֵלְכוּ	תֵּלֵכְנָה2
imperative		לֵךְ	לְכִי	לְכוּ	לֵכְנָה2
notes		Pronounced הָלַכְתֶּם and הָלַכְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• הוֹלֵךְ־רֶגֶל (holékh-régel)
• הָלוֹךְ (halókh), הָלוֹךְ וָשׁוֹב (halókh vashóv), הָלוֹךְ וְחָזוֹר (halókh v'khazór)
• הֲלִיכָה (halikhá)
• הלך לאיבוד \ הָלַךְ לְאִבּוּד (halákh l'ibúd)
• כּוֹכַב־לֶכֶת (kokháv-lékhet)

References

• H1980 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible