הֵלֶךְ
hêlek · hay'-lek
properly, a journey, i.e. (by implication) a wayfarer; also a flowing
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1980 (הָלַךְ);
properly, a journey, i.e. (by implication) a wayfarer; also a flowing
- properly, a journey, i.e. (by implication) a wayfarer
- also, a flowing
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] dropped, traveller.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › authority, the one who leads › the open hand that covers
To reveal, behold of authority, the one who leads of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הֵלֶךְ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms