וַ/יּ֣וֹלֶךְ

𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤊

vayolekhe

and drove

a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.

H3212

Exodus 14:21 · Word #7

Lexicon H3212

Lemmaיָלַךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤋𐤊
Transliterationyâlak
Strong'sH3212
In-contextand drove

Morphology HC/Vhw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3212-81

and he caused to go

Morphological NotesConjunction וַ (waw consecutive) + Hiphil imperfect 3ms of יָלַךְ functioning as a past narrative verb; causative stem (Hiphil) with 3rd masculine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Hiphil wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating causative action in past narrative sequence. Rendering it as "and he caused to go" preserves the root idea of movement (הלך) while accurately reflecting the causative stem and the 3ms subject.

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Words from Root ילך (walking, going, movement, journeying, leading, causing to go)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3212-02 belekhetan in their walking
H3212-03 belekhetekha in your walking
H3212-05 elakhah Let me go forth

Word Usage (1044 occurrences of H3212)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 3:14 תֵלֵ֔ךְ telekhe you shall go
Genesis 7:18 וַ/תֵּ֥לֶךְ vatelekhe went
Genesis 9:23 וַ/יֵּֽלְכוּ֙ vayelekhu and walked
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