הוֹלֵ֣ךְ

𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊

holekhe

he who walks

akin to יָלַךְ; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.

H1980

Proverbs 14:2 · Word #1

Lexicon H1980

Lemmaהָלַךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤋𐤊
Transliterationhâlak
Strong'sH1980
In-contexthe who walks

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1980-35

walking one

Rootהלך (h-l-k)
Core Meaningsto walk, to go, to move, to journey, to proceed, to conduct oneself
Semantic Rangeliteral walking or traveling; going from one place to another; ongoing movement; progression; habitual conduct; manner of life; advancing or increasing activity
Conceptual Significanceהלך is a foundational biblical verb describing both physical movement and covenantal conduct. To "walk" often signifies one’s manner of life before YHWH, expressing obedience, relationship, and moral direction, making the participial form a vivid image of continual, lived behavior.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular absolute from הָלַךְ. Functions verbally ("walking/going") or substantivally ("one who walks"). Denotes continuous or characteristic action.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle masculine singular, indicating an ongoing or characteristic action performed by a single male subject. "Walking one" preserves the concrete root sense of movement or conduct while reflecting the masculine singular participial form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root הלך (to walk, to go, to move, to journey, to proceed, 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 (511 occurrences of H1980)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:14 הַֽ/הֹלֵ֖ךְ haholekhe which goes
Genesis 3:8 מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ mitehalekhe walking
Genesis 5:22 וַ/יִּתְהַלֵּ֨ךְ vayitehalekhe walked