What does כֹּל · חַי · הָלַךְ · אַרְבַּע mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · חַי · הָלַךְ · אַרְבַּע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Hebrew · H3605, H2416, H1980, H702
בְּכָל־הַחַיָּה הַהֹלֶכֶת עַל־אַרְבַּע
Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively · to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) · four
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Pronunciation ḥay
Life principle extending from physical vitality (raw, fresh, strong) to covenantal presence and relational aliveness with God.
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הָלַךְ H1980 to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation halak
Movement through space and time; figuratively denotes conduct, manner of life, spiritual direction, or divine approval.
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אַרְבַּע H702 four
What does בְּכָל־הַחַיָּה הַהֹלֶכֶת עַל־אַרְבַּע (bĕḵol-haḥayyāh hahōleḵeṯ ʿal-ʾarbaʿ) mean in the Bible?
כֹּל · חַי · הָלַךְ · אַרְבַּע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".
Full entry for בְּכָל־הַחַיָּה הַהֹלֶכֶת עַל־אַרְבַּע (H3605, H2416, H1980, H702) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3605, H2416, H1980, H702?
H3605, H2416, H1980, H702 is connected to 6,751 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Strong's H3605, H2416, H1980, H702
Lexical occurrences 6,751 verses Source Gloss
properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּכָל־הַחַיָּה הַהֹלֶכֶת עַל־אַרְבַּע is built from this root:
כָּלַל H3634
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain