חָכָה
cha.khah
“to wait”
Definition
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
- 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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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
חָכָה appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.”
Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
Like raiders who lie in ambush,so does a band of priests;they murder on the way to Shechem;surely they have committed atrocities.
I will wait for the LORD,who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.I will put my trust in Him.
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
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