Chakhah חָכָה
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| חָכָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chakhah |
| Strong's number | H2442 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to wait |
| Occurrences | 14 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (3) |
Chakhah (Hebrew חָכָה, Strong's H2442) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to wait”. It occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
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
1a) (Qal) to wait for
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wait, tarry
1b2) to wait (in ambush)
1b3) to wait for, long for
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wait (6), waiteth (3), tarry (2), waited (2), long (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wait (4), delay (1), who long (1), had waited (1), waits (1), i will wait (1), longs (1), who wait (1), behalf of those who wait (1), he who waits (1), who lie in ambush (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Chakhah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 7:9Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
- 2 Kings 9:3Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
Job
- Job 3:21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
- Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Psalms
- Psalm 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
- Psalm 106:13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 8:17And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
- Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Isaiah 64:4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
Daniel
- Daniel 12:12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
Hosea
- Hosea 6:9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).