לְ֭כוּ

𐤋𐤊𐤅

lekhu

Come

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

Proverbs 9:5 · Word #1

Lexicon H3212

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

Morphology HVqv2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H3212-37

Go forth, you (masculine plural)!

Rootהלך (h-l-k)
Core Meaningsto walk, to go, to move, to proceed, to journey
Semantic Rangeto walk physically, to depart, to travel, to proceed, to conduct oneself, to follow a path or way of life, to advance or progress
Conceptual Significanceהלך is a foundational biblical verb describing both physical movement and covenantal conduct ("walking" in the ways of יהוה). It expresses not only travel but a pattern of life, obedience, and relational alignment with divine instruction.
Morphological NotesQal stem imperative, 2nd person masculine plural, from the root הלך (to walk/go). The prefixed לְ with suffixed וּ marks the plural imperative form.
Rendering RationaleThe form לְכוּ is a Qal imperative second masculine plural, directly commanding a group of males (or a mixed group grammatically treated as masculine) to move or depart. "Go forth" preserves the core sense of walking or proceeding inherent in the root הלך while clearly reflecting the plural masculine imperative force.

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

Words from Root הלך (to walk, to go, to move, to proceed, to journey)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1980-01 ahalekh I walk about continually
H1980-02 ahalekhe I walk about
H1980-03 behitehalekhekha in your walking yourself about
H3212-01 belekhetam in their going
H3212-04 belekheto in his going
H1980-04 ehelokhe I will walk
H1980-05 etehalekhe I walk myself about
H3212-09 haelekhe Shall I walk forth?
H1980-06 haholekhe the one walking
H1980-07 haholekhet the walking one (feminine singular)
H1980-08 haholekhim the ones walking
H1980-09 haholekhot the women who are walking
H1980-10 halakhah she has walked
H1980-11 halakhe he walked
H1980-12 halakhenu we walked
H1980-13 halakheta you walked
H1980-14 halakhete you (feminine) have walked
H1980-15 halakhetem you men walked
H1980-16 halakheti I walked
H1980-17 halakhu they walked
H1973-01 haleah further onward
H1980-18 halekhah she walked
H1980-19 halekhu they walked
H1979-01 halikhot goings of
H1980-20 halokhe continual going
H1980-21 hamehalekhe the one walking about
H1980-22 hamehalekhim the ones walking about
H1980-23 hamitehalekhim the men who walk about
H3212-12 hanelekhe shall we walk onward?
H3212-14 hatelekhi Will you walk?
H3212-16 hayelekhu Will they walk?
H1980-24 hehalekhu they walked
H1982-01 helekhe a walking-course
H1980-25 hilakheti I caused to walk
H1980-26 hilekhu you (masculine plural) walked / they walked
H1980-27 hitehalakhenu we have walked ourselves about
H1980-28 hitehalakheta you have walked yourself about
H1980-29 hitehalakheti I walked myself about
H1980-30 hitehalekhe he walked himself about
H1980-31 hitehalekhu they walked themselves about / walk yourselves about!
H1980-32 hlkhty I have walked / you (feminine singular) have walked
H1980-33 hlvkh walking
H1980-34 holekhah she walked
H1980-35 holekhe walking one
H1980-36 holekhet she who walks
H1980-37 holekhey walkers of
H1980-38 holekhim the walking ones
H1980-39 holekhot the walking (feminine ones)
H3212-20 holikhe he caused to go forth
H3212-21 holikhu Cause to go forth!
H1980-40 hvlkh one walking
H1980-41 kaholekhe like one walking
H1980-42 khimehalekhe like one who walks about
H1980-43 lahalokhe to walk
H1980-44 laholekhe to the walking one
H1980-45 laholekhim to the walking ones
H3212-22 lakhet to walk
H3212-23 lalakhet to walk
H1980-46 lehitehalekh to walk oneself about
H1980-47 lehitehalekhe to walk oneself about
H1980-48 leholekhey to the walkers of
H3212-26 lekhah Go forth!
H3212-29 lekhenah Go forth, you women
H3212-31 lekhetam their walking
H4109-01 mahalakhe walking-course of
H1981-01 mahelekhin the walking ones
H1980-49 mehalakhe he walked
H1980-50 mehalokhe from walking
H1980-51 mitehalekhe one walking himself about
H1980-52 mitehalekhet she who walks herself about
H1980-53 nehalekhe we walk about
H1980-54 nehelakheti I went about
H3212-46 nelakhah let us walk
H3212-47 nelekhah let us walk
H3212-48 nelekhe we shall walk
H3212-52 telakhenah they (feminine) will walk
H3212-53 telekhe you will walk
H3212-54 telekhi you (fem.) walk
H3212-55 telekhu you men shall walk
H3212-56 telekhun you (men) will walk
H1980-55 tihalakhe she walks
H3212-57 tlkhy you (feminine) will walk
H3212-58 ulekhah and go on, you (masc. sing.)
H3212-59 ulekhi and walk on, you (woman)!
H3212-60 ulekhu and walk on, you men
H1980-56 umehitehalekhe and from walking oneself about
H3212-61 uvelekhet and in the going
H3212-65 vaelekhe and I walked
H1983-01 vahalakhe and a journey-levy
H1980-57 vahalakhetem and you (masculine plural) walked
H3212-67 valekhu and walk on, you men
H3212-71 vatelekh and she walked
H3212-72 vatelekhe and she walked
H3212-74 vatelekhu And you walked
H1980-58 vatihalakhe and she walked
H1980-59 vatitehalakhenah and they (feminine) walked themselves about
H1980-60 vayahalokhe and he walked on
H1980-61 vayehalekhe and he went about
H3212-76 vayelekhe and he walked on
H1980-62 vayitehalekhe and he walked himself about
H1980-63 vayitehalekhu and they walked about
H3212-82 vayolikhu and they caused to go
H3212-84 veelekhah and let me walk on
H1980-64 veetehalekhah and I will walk myself about
H1980-65 vehalakhe and he walked
H1980-66 vehalakhenu and we walked on
H1980-67 vehalakheta and you shall walk
H1980-68 vehalakhete and you (feminine) walked
H1980-69 vehalakheti and I walked
H1980-70 vehalekhah and she walked
H1980-71 vehalekhe and walk about
H1980-72 vehalekhu and they walked
H1980-73 vehalokhe and walking on
H1980-74 vehitehalakheti and I have walked about
H1980-75 vehitehalekhe and he will walk about
H1980-76 vehitehalekhu and walk yourselves about
H3212-86 veholakheti and I will cause to go
H1980-77 veholekhe and he walking on
H1980-78 veholekhey and walkers of
H1980-79 veholekhim and those walking
H3212-90 velekhah and walk on!
H3212-93 venelakhah and let us walk
H3212-95 venelekhe and we will walk
H3212-96 veolikhah and let me cause to go (lead)
H1980-80 veyitehalekhu and they will walk themselves about
H1980-81 yahalokhe he walks
H1980-82 yahalokhu they will walk
H1980-83 yehalekhe he walks about
H1980-84 yehalekhu they walk about
H1980-85 yehalekhun they (masculine) will keep walking about
H3212-100 yelekhu they will walk
H1980-86 yitehalakhe he walks about
H1980-87 yitehalakhu they will walk themselves about
H1980-88 yitehalakhun they will walk themselves about
H1980-89 yitehalekhe he walks about
H1980-90 yitehalekhu they will walk themselves about

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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