(240 times; D 65 times, P 30 times + H 14 times);— I. lit. 1. of persons, a. go, proceed, move, walk Gn 22: 6, 8 Ex 17:5 Am 3:3 Zp 1:17 + often; of cherubim Ez 10:16 = living creatures 1:9 , 12 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 24 ; opp. to sitting ( ישׁב ) Dt 6:7 ; 11:19 (both c. בַּדֶּרֶךְ ); || running ( רוץ ) Pr 4:12 Is 40:3 1, cf. also 2 Ch 30:6 ; distinguished from riding, driving Gn 24:65 ( J ; sq. בַּשָּׂדֶה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ ), Ju 5:10 ( עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ ), Is 41:3 ( בְּרַגְלָיו ), cf. Ec 5:1 ( sq. אֶל ), 10:7 ( sq. עַל־הָאָרֶץ ); on usage with prep. v. infr .; but also || וַיִּרְכַּב 1 K 13:1 3; 18:45 cf. 2 K 9:1 6; וַיֵּלֶךְ רֹכֵב הַסּוּס v 18 ( sq. לִקְרָאתֹו ); וַתֵּלֶךְ … וַתָּבֹא נְהַג וָלֵךְ 4:24 drive and go forward … and she went, and came . b. depart, go away: Gn 18:33 ( J ), and י׳ departed , Gn 34:17 ( P ) then we will take our daughter and depart; cf. 1 S 14: 3; 15:27 Ex 3:19 ( J ), 12:28 ( P ) 2 K 5:25 +; go, go out (to a specific duty etc.): of Samuel 1 S 7:16 , Barak Ju 4:8 (×2); go out, forth ( opp. שׁוּב ) Ru 1:21 +; = go into exile (without modifier) 1 Ch 5:41 cf. Je 22:10 ( הֹלֵךְ of one going into exile; opp. death); v. further אֲשֶׁר הָֽלְכוּ שָׁם Ez 37:2 1. c. less often where Eng. idiom requires or prefers come , (approach, arrive), vb. in Heb. being referred to starting point; mostly c. prep. (on usage c. prep. in gen. v. infr .):—
לְכָה אֵלַי
1 S 17:4
4; so in prayer to
י׳
,
וּלְכָה לִישֻׁעָ˜תָה לָ˜נוּ
ψ 80:3
; also in Yahweh’s exhortations to Isr.
Is 55:1
(
לַמַּיִם
),
v
3
(
אֵלַי
);
come to, arrive at
a land (
ה
—
ָ
loc
.)
Gn 29:1
;
come unto
(
אֶל
) a people
Ru 2:11
; but
cf.
especially (without prep.)
Imv.
followed by another
Imv.
, etc.,
v. infr.
5 f
, & partic. cases like
Nu 22:6
,
11
,
17
;
23:7
(×2) Is 55:1
(×2) etc., where actual summons to approach the speaker.
d.
with modifiers: (1)
α.
of space traversed:
אֵת כָּל־הַמִּדְבָּר
Dt 1:19
(
cf.
I.
אֵת
2
),
כָּל־הַבִּתְרֹון
2 S 2:2
9; especially
c.
acc.
דֶּרֶךְ
way
,
Gn 35:3
(
E
)
Nu 20:17
(JE)
Dt 1:31 2 S 4:
7,
1 K 13:12
(×2);
Je 52:7
cf.
וְלֹא תָשׁוּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלָ˜כְתָּ
1 K 13:
9;
הֹלֵךְ דֶּרֶךְ
=
traveller
Is 35:
8;
sq.
אֳרָחֹות
Ju 5:6
(song),
ptcp. cstr.
הֹלְכֵי נְתִיבֹות
v
6
goers of paths
(wayfarers);
c.
acc.
דֶּרֶךְ
=
journey
Pr 7:1
9;
β
.
c.
acc.
of time
Dt 2:14 2 S 2:3
2,
cf.
Jos 5:6
;
14:10
; also, with combination of ideas of space & time
דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים
Ex 3:18
(
+
בַּמִּדְבָּר
v. infr
.)
cf.
5:
3;
8:23
;
15:22
(all JE)
Nu 33:8
(
P
)
1 K 19:4
. (2)
c.
prep.:
α.
sq.
בְּ
of space (territory, country, etc.) in which
בַּמִּדְבָּר
Ju 11:1
6,
18
;
cf.
וְאַחַת הֵנָּה וַיֵּלֶךְ בַּבַּיִת אַחַת הֵנָּה
2 K 4:35
and he walked in the house once hither, once thither;
especially
+ acc.
of time or distance (
cf.
supr
.)
Jos 5:6
;
14:10
(both
D
)
1 K 19:4
;
בָּֽעֲרָבָה
2 S 2:29
;
cf.
בַּיַּבָּשָׁה
Ex 14:29
=
15:19
(
P
?);
בְּתֹוךְ הָעֵמֶק
Jos 8:13
(JE);
sq.
בְּ
of way, path
בְּדֶרֶךְ
1 K 18:6
(×2) בַּדּ׳
Nu 21:22
(JE)
Jos 24:17
(
E
)
Dt 1:33
;
2:27 Ju 18:6 1 S 28:2
2;
אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ בָּהּ לֹא תָשׁוּב לָלֶכֶת
D G. Dalman, usu. circa., Aramäisches-Neuhebräisches Wörterbuch ;