1) to wait, wait for, await 1a) (Qal) to wait for 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, tarry 1b2) to wait (in ambush) 1b3) to wait for, long for
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H2442 — חָכָה
cha.khah · to wait · Hebrew/Aramaic
13 tagged verse occurrences
2 Kings 7:9 · וְחִכִּ֛ינוּAnd they say one unto another, ‘We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it is, and we are keeping silent; and—we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.’2 Kings 9:3 · תְחַכֶּֽה׃and taken the vial of oil, and poured on his head, and said, Thus said Jehovah, I have anointed thee for king unto Israel; and thou hast opened the door, and fled, and dost not wait.’Job 3:21 · הַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםWho are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.Job 32:4 · חִכָּ֣הAnd Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.Psalm 33:20 · חִכְּתָ֣הOur soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield is He,Psalm 106:13 · חִ֝כּ֗וּThey have hasted—forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.Isaiah 8:17 · וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.Isaiah 30:18 · יְחַכֶּ֤ה · ח֥וֹכֵיAnd therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment is Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.Isaiah 64:4 · לִמְחַכֵּה־Even from antiquity men have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him.Daniel 12:12 · הַֽמְחַכֶּ֖הO the blessedness of him who is waiting earnestly, and doth come to the days, a thousand, three hundred, thirty and five.Hosea 6:9 · וּכְחַכֵּ֨יAnd as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder—the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.Habakkuk 2:3 · חַכֵּה־For yet the vision is for a season, And it breatheth for the end, and doth not lie, If it tarry, wait for it, For surely it cometh, it is not late.Zephaniah 3:8 · חַכּוּ־Therefore, wait for Me—an affirmation of Jehovah, For the day of My rising for prey, For My judgment is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them Mine indignation, All the heat of Mine anger, For by the fire of My jealousy consumed is all the earth.