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 times used; Is. 35:2, Jer. 46:5, Mic. 4:9, Hab. 3:9 (last two cognate stems), Job 27:12, cf. Is. 29:14, both inf. and noun. — Occasionally the form of inf. cons. is used, Nu. 23:25, Ru. 2:16, Jer. 50:34, Pr. 23:1 (all due to assonance with following verb), Ps. 50:21, Neh. 1:7. — 2 K. 3:24 והכות    text amiss (but cf. § 96, R. 4), Ez. 11:7 rd. אוציא. Cf. however, Jos. 4:3; 7:7, Ez. 7:14.

Rem. 4. The verb הלך    with its inf. abs. is followed: (a) mostly by another inf. abs. as above in c, e.g. 2 S. 3:16. וילך הלוך וּבָכֹה   , Jos. 6:9, 2 K. 2:11; but (b) also by ptcp. 2 S. 18:25 וילך הלוך וְקָרֵב   , Jer. 41:6, cf. 2 S. 16:5; and (c) by a finite tense, 2 S. 16:13 וילך הלוך וַיְקַלֵּל   , Jos. 6:13, 1 S. 19:23, 2 S. 13:19, cf. Is. 31:5.

But הלך    is often used in a metaphorical sense to express progress, continuance, &c. in an action or condition, which is expressed by ptcp. or adj. Gen. 26:13 וילך הלוך וְגָדֵל    he grew ever greater. Jud. 4:24, 1 S. 14:19, 2 S. 5:10, 1 Chr. 11:9. In the same sense the ptcp. הֹלֵךְ    is used in a predication. 2 S. 3:1 וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק    D. waxed stronger and stronger. Ex. 19:19 always waxed louder. 1 S. 2:26 (17:41 in a literal sense), 2 S. 15:12, 2 Chr. 17:12, Est. 9:4, Pr. 4:18.

Used adverbially with inf. abs. of other verbs inf. abs. of הלך    expresses the same idea of progress or endurance. Gen. 12:9 וַיִּסַּע הָלוֹךְ וְנָסוֹעַ    he continued always journeying; 8:3 always receded more and more, cf. v. 5.

§ 87. Adverbial use of inf. abs. — The inf. abs. is used to describe adverbially the manner, degree, &c., of the action expressed by a previous verb. This inf. is itself without and, but other inf. may be subjoined to it. Deu. 9:21 וָֽאֶכּתֹ אֹתוֹ טָחוֹן הֵיטֵב    and I beat it, grinding it small; 1 S. 3:12 אָקִים את כל־אשׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי הָחֵל וְכַלֵּה     I will fulfil all that I have spoken, from beginning to end. Gen. 21:16; 30:32, Nu. 6:23, Jos. 3:17; 6:3, 11, 1 S. 17:16, 2 S. 8:2, Is. 57:17, Mic. 6:13, Zech. 7:3, Jer. 3:15; 12:17; 22:19. Cf. Gen. 30:37 מַחְשׂף. Some inf. abs. (chiefly hiph.) have become