וַ/תֵּ֣לֶךְ
𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊
vatelekhe
and she went
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.
Genesis 21:14 · Word #17
Lexicon H3212
| Lemma | יָלַךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤋𐤊 |
| Transliteration | yâlak |
| Strong's | H3212 |
| In-context | and she went |
Morphology HC/Vqw3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3212-74
and she walked
| Root | הלך (h-l-k) |
| Core Meanings | to walk, to go, to move, to proceed, to journey, to conduct oneself |
| Semantic Range | to walk physically, to go from one place to another, to depart, to proceed, to live or conduct oneself, to follow a path or course of action |
| Conceptual Significance | הלך is a foundational biblical verb describing both physical movement and moral conduct. "Walking" often symbolizes one’s manner of life before Elohim, expressing covenant faithfulness or rebellion through the metaphor of a chosen path. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd feminine singular from הלך; the וַ marks narrative sequence ('and'), and the verb agrees with a feminine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root הלך fundamentally means "to walk" or "to go." The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd feminine singular, indicated by the prefixed וַ and the feminine ending, so "and she walked" preserves both the simple active sense of the Qal stem and the feminine singular subject within the narrative sequence. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root הלך (to walk, to go, to move, to proceed, to journey, to conduct oneself)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1980-01 |
ahalekh | I walk about continually |
H1980-02 |
ahalekhe | I walk about |
H1979-01 |
bahalikhatam | in their walking |
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 |