h l k
30 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT Gen.18.16
Themes:walk·7danger·4act·3halaka·3proceed·2
POS shape:noun·15verb·13root·1adv·1
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*h-l-kProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎅𐎍𐎋𐎅 𐎍 𐎋— to go
Canaanite
Hebrewהָלַךְה ל ך— to walk, go, especially on foot
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicהֲלֵךְה ל כ— to go, proceed
Syriacܗܠܟܗ ܠ ܟ— to walk
Assyrian NAܗܵܠܹܟ݂ܗ ܠ ܟ— to proceed, go on
Arabic
Arabicهُلْكه ل ك— verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka) (form I)
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Amharicሄሊኮፕተርሀ ለ ከ— helicopter
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Ugaritic
irregular reflexug · 1 lemma- to goFrom Proto-Semitic *halak-. Compare Hebrew הָלַךְ (hālaḵ).
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 4 lemmas- to go, proceedFrom Proto-Semitic *halak-.
- to walkFrom Proto-Semitic *halak-.
- custom, usual practice
- plural of הִלְכְּתָא (hilkǝṯā)
Classical Syriac
syc · 4 lemmas- to walkCompare Hebrew הָלַךְ (hālaḵ).
- walker, pedestrianFrom ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”). Compare Hebrew הַלָּךְ (hallāḵ).
- going, walking, treading, marchingFrom ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).
- absolute singular of ܗܠܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 4 lemmas- to proceed, go onFrom Aramaic הֲלֵךְ (hălēḵ), from Proto-Semitic *halak-; compare Hebrew הָלַךְ (halákh), Akkadian 𒁺 (alākum) and Arabic هَلَكَ (halaka, “to perish, die”).
- to walkIntensitive and causitive stems of ܗܵܠܹܟ݂ (hālēḵ); compare Hebrew הוֹלִיךְ (holíkh) and Arabic أَهْلَكَ (ʔahlaka)
- to walk, take for a walk or accompany on a walkIntensitive and causitive stems of ܗܵܠܹܟ݂ (hālēḵ); compare Hebrew הוֹלִיךְ (holíkh) and Arabic أَهْلَكَ (ʔahlaka)
- forming words pertaining to walkingFrom Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew ה־ל־ך (h-l-k), Akkadian '-l-k and Arabic ه ل ك (h l k, “related to perishing”).
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- to walk, go, especially on footFrom Proto-Semitic *halak-.
▸ 8 derivations
- derivedהוֹלֵךְ־רֶגֶלholékh-régel
- derivedהָלוֹךְhalókh
- derivedהָלוֹךְ וָשׁוֹבhalókh vashóv
- derivedהָלוֹךְ וְחָזוֹרhalókh v'khazór
- derivedהֲלִיכָהhalikhá
- derivedהלך לאיבודhalákh l'ibúd
- derivedהָלַךְ לְאִבּוּדhalákh l'ibúd
- derivedהָלַךְ לְעוֹלָמוֹhalách l'olamó
- onward, forth; in a specified directionBorrowed from Aramaic; ultimately from the root ה־ל־ך (h-l-k).
- Halacha (Jewish law, taken as a whole)
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedהִלְכָתִיhil'khatí
- derivedמִדְרַשׁ הֲלָכָה
- Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of הָלַךְ (halákh)
- course, path, trip
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedבְּמַהֲלַךְb'mahalákh
- to lead, to guide
- Leading, carrying, the act of leading or carrying.Action noun of the verb הוֹלִיךְ (holíkh), from the root ה־ל־ך (h-l-k).
- gear
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedהילוך איטיhilúkh ití
- derivedהִלּוּךְ אִטִּיhilúkh ití
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka) (form I)From Proto-Semitic *halak-. Cognate with Hebrew הָלַךְ (“to go; to go on; to go away”).
- verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka) (form I)From Proto-Semitic *halak-. Cognate with Hebrew הָלַךְ (“to go; to go on; to go away”).
- verbal noun of هَلِكَ (halika) (form I)From Proto-Semitic *halak-. Cognate with Hebrew הָלַךְ (“to go; to go on; to go away”).
- to put oneself in danger, to act desperately, to rush into danger
- to put oneself in danger, to act desperately, to rush into danger
- to struggle, to strive
- verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka) (form I)
- broomrape (Orobanche)From the root ه ل ك (h l k) for the destruction it havocs to crops the parasitic plant is often named after.
Amharic
am · 1 lemma- helicopterBorrowed from English helicopter.