Bit at a Time Bible Hebrew -- Genesis 2:14

Genesis 2:14

 

יד וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָת:

 

Transliteration: v’-shem ha-nahar ha-sh’lishi chideqel hu ha-holekh qidmat ashur v’-ha-nahar ha-r’vii hu frat.

Translation:     The name of the third river is Chideqel, it is the one that goes east of Ashur and the fourth river is Prat.

Vocabulary in this lesson:

הֹלֵךְ

Goes, walks

 

“Go, walk” is another high-frequency verb and has one of those weak letters so here is the conjugation.

 

Present

Singular	Plural	Gender
הוֹלֵךְ	הוֹלְכִים	Masculine
הוֹלֶכֶת	הוֹלְכוֹת	Feminine

 

Past

Singular	Plural	Person/gender
הָלַכְתִּי	הָלַכְנוּ	First
הָלַכתָּ	הָלַכְתֶּם	Second/masculine
הָלַכְתָּ	הָלַכְתֶּן	Second/feminine
הָלַךְ	הָלְכוּ	Third/masculine
הָלְכָה	הָלְכוּ	Third/feminine

 

Future/aorist

Singular	Plural	Person/gender
אֵלֵךְ	נֵלֵךְ	First
תֵּלֵךְ	תֵּלְכוּ	Second/masculine
תֵּלְכִי	תֵּלַכְנָה	Second/feminine
יֵלֵךְ	יֵלְכוּ	Third/masculine
תֵּלֵךְ	תֵּלַכְנָה	Third/feminine

 

You’ll also see halokh va-plus a verb, which means “kept doing X”. 

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