יָחַל
ya.chalVerbH3176
to wait: wait
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
Full Lexicon Entry
wait[for_time] 1) to wait, hope, expect 1a) (Niphal) to wait 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, await, tarry 1b2) to wait for, hope for 1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for Also means: ya.chal (*יָחַל *": hope" H3176H)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
35 timesAppears 35 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
14
Job
8
1 Samuel
2
Ezk
2
Isaiah
2
Key Passages
- 1 Samuel 10:8
- Isaiah 42:4
- Job 30:26
- Psalms 119:43
- Psalms 130:7
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