Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1982 |
|---|---|
| Word: | הֵלֶך |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1980 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | helek |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hay'-lek |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a journey 2. (by implication) a wayfarer 3. also a flowing |
| KJV Renderings: | X dropped, traveller. |
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הֵ֫לֶךְ noun masculine traveller (properly a going, journey, whence wayfarer, traveller) only וַיָּבאֹ הֵלֶךְ לְאִישׁ הֶעָשִׁיר 2Sam 12:4 (|| הָאֹרֵחַ הַבָּא לוֺ, הָאִישׁ הֵבָּא לוֺ); — in ᵑ0 1Sam 14:26 הֵלֶךְ דְּבָשׁ, ׳ ה must be construct & = flowing, or dropping ( of honey), but read rather הָלַךְ ᵐ5 The Klo We Dr (& דְּבֹּרוֺ for דְּבַשׁ q. v., ᵐ5 We Dr).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Job 29:6
