1) to wait, look for, hope, expect 1a) (Qal) waiting (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait or look eagerly for 1b2) to lie in wait for 1b3) to wait for, linger for
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H6960 — קָוָה
qa.vah · to await · Hebrew/Aramaic
45 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 1:9 · יִקָּו֨וּAnd God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.Genesis 49:18 · קִוִּ֥יתִיI await Your salvation, O LORD.Job 3:9 · יְקַו־May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.Job 6:19 · קִוּוּ־The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.Job 7:2 · יְקַוֶּ֥הLike a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.Job 17:13 · אֲ֭קַוֶּהIf I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,Job 30:26 · קִ֭וִּיתִיBut when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.Psalm 25:3 · קֹ֭וֶיךָSurely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.Psalm 25:5 · קִ֝וִּ֗יתִיGuide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.Psalm 25:21 · קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.Psalm 27:14 · קַוֵּ֗ה · וְ֝קַוֵּ֗הWait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!Psalm 37:9 · וְקֹוֵ֥יFor the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.Psalm 37:34 · קַוֵּ֤הWait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.Psalm 39:7 · קִּוִּ֣יתִיAnd now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.Psalm 40:1 · קַוֹּ֣ה · קִוִּ֣יתִיFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.Psalm 52:9 · וַאֲקַוֶּ֖הI will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.Psalm 56:6 · קִוּ֥וּThey conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.Psalm 69:6 · קֹוֶיךָ֮May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.Psalm 69:20 · וָאֲקַוֶּ֣הInsults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.Psalm 119:95 · קִוּ֣וּThe wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.Psalm 130:5 · קִוִּ֣יתִי · קִוְּתָ֣הI wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.Proverbs 20:22 · קַוֵּ֥הDo not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.Isaiah 5:2 · וַיְקַ֛וHe dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!Isaiah 5:4 · קִוֵּ֛יתִיWhat more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?Isaiah 5:7 · וַיְקַ֤וFor the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.Isaiah 8:17 · וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.Isaiah 25:9 · קִוִּ֥ינוּ · קִוִּ֣ינוּAnd in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”Isaiah 26:8 · קִוִּינ֑וּךָYes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.Isaiah 33:2 · קִוִּ֑ינוּO LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.Isaiah 40:31 · וְקוֹיֵ֤But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.Isaiah 49:23 · קוָֹֽי׃ סKings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”Isaiah 51:5 · יְקַוּ֔וּMy righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.Isaiah 59:9 · נְקַוֶּ֤הTherefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.Isaiah 59:11 · נְקַוֶּ֤הWe all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.Isaiah 60:9 · יְקַוּ֗וּSurely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.Isaiah 64:3 · נְקַוֶּ֑הWhen You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.Jeremiah 3:17 · וְנִקְוּ֨וּAt that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.Jeremiah 8:15 · קַוֵּ֥הWe hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.Jeremiah 13:16 · וְקִוִּיתֶ֤םGive glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.Jeremiah 14:19 · קַוֵּ֤הHave You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.Jeremiah 14:22 · וּ֨נְקַוֶּה־Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.Lamentations 2:16 · שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּAll your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”Lamentations 3:25 · לְקוָֹ֔יוThe LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.Hosea 12:6 · וְקַוֵּ֥הBut you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.Micah 5:7 · יְקַוֶּה֙Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.