to proceed
a.taq describes moving on or removing something from its place, and can extend to moving words into transmission.
The most clearly attested use concerns relocation or removal: people move on, while mountains and rocks are removed from their places. Other contexts show movement away or onward, and one verse places the term in the transmission of proverbs.
Senses in use
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Moving or removing from a place · dominant
In Genesis 12:8 and Genesis 26:22, Hiphil sequential imperfect forms occur where the APB renders a person moving on from one location to another. In Job 9:5, Job 14:18, and Job 18:4, the forms occur with mountains or rocks; the APB renders their being removed or moved from their place.
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Moving onward or away · common
In Job 21:7, a Qal perfect plural form occurs in the question about the wicked who live on, grow old, and increase in power. In Job 32:15, a Hiphil perfect plural form stands in the report that the speakers were dismayed and that words had failed them; in Psalm 6:8, a Qal perfect feminine singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders "Depart from me." These contexts indicate movement onward or away, though the translation does not isolate the term's contribution in every clause.
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Transmitting written sayings · rare
In Proverbs 25:1, a Hiphil perfect plural form occurs in the statement about Solomon's proverbs that the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transmitted. The verse places the action in the passing on of proverbs rather than in physical relocation.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with movement language such as "moved on," "removed," and "moved from its place," while Proverbs 25:1 uses "transmitted." The precise English contribution is less clear in Job 21:7, Job 32:15, and Psalm 6:8.