The meaning of “מַהֲלָךְ”
Understanding mahălâk reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
journey, walk. - a walk, i.e. a passage or a distance 1) walk, journey, going, place to walk 1a) walk 1b) journey 1c) go...
מַהֲלָךְ
journey, walk. - a walk, i.e. a passage or a distance 1) walk, journey, going, place to walk 1a) walk 1b) journey 1c) goings, free access
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah 2:6 | “And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.” Word: מַהֲלָךְ (mahălâk) | |
| Ezekiel 42:4 | “And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.” Word: מַהֲלָךְ (mahălâk) | |
| Jonah 3:3 | “So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.” Word: מַהֲלָךְ (mahălâk) | |
| Jonah 3:4 | “And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.” Word: מַהֲלָךְ (mahălâk) |