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הֲלַךְ hălak — to walk

pronounced hal-ak' · Strong's H1981 · 3 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 2 stems: Aph'el, Pa'el

Translated in the KJV as walk.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1980 (compare H1946); to walk.

hălak in each stem

Aph'el

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 2

מַהְלְכִ֣ין Dan 3:25 Participle (active), masculine plural

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. (KJV)

מַהְלְכִ֣ין Dan 4:34 Participle (active), masculine plural

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: (KJV)

Pa'el

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1

מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ Dan 4:26 Participle (active), masculine singular

And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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