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Lexicon :: Strong's H3176 - yāḥal

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יָחַל
Transliteration
yāḥal
Pronunciation
yaw-chal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 859

Strong’s Definitions

יָחַל yâchal, yaw-chal'; a primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope:—(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H3176 in the following manner: hope (22x), wait (12x), tarry (3x), trust (2x), variant (2x), stayed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H3176 in the following manner: hope (22x), wait (12x), tarry (3x), trust (2x), variant (2x), stayed (1x).

  1. to wait, hope, expect

    1. (Niphal) to wait

    2. (Piel)

      1. to wait, await, tarry

      2. to wait for, hope for

    3. (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָחַל yâchal, yaw-chal'; a primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope:—(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
STRONGS H3176: Abbreviations
† [יָחַל] verb Niph. wait; Pi. await (compare Late Hebrew יִחוּל expectation); —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נוֺחֲלָה Ezekiel 19:5 (yet see below); Imperfect וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל Genesis 8:12 + 1 Samuel 13:18 Kt (see Dr; Qr Hiph. וַיּוֺחֶל); — wait: Genesis 8:12 and he waited yet seven days; so 1 Samuel 13:18 Kt; of Israel under figure of lioness, וַתֵּרֶא כִּי נוֺחֲלָה אָֽבְדָה תִּקְוָתָהּ Ezekiel 19:5 when she saw that her hope tarried, was lost (but dubious; Sm compare Aramaic bdb040303 be weak, whence perhaps sink down; Hi (perhaps after Greek Version of the LXX) כִּי נִדַּח לָהּ that he was thrust away from her; Co plausibly נוֺאֲלָה that she had acted foolishly).
Pi. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix יִחַלְתָּ֑נִי Psalm 119:49; 1st person singular יִחָ֑לְתִּי Psalm 119:48 + 4 times Psalm 119; 3rd person masculine plural יִחֲלוּ Job 29:23; Ezekiel 13:6; יִחֵ֑לּוּ Job 29:21; 1st person plural יִחַלְנוּ Psalm 33:22; Imperfect יְיַחֵל Micah 5:6; אֲיַחֵל Job 6:11 + 3 times; אֲיַחֲלָה Job 30:26; יְיַחֵ֑לוּ Isaiah 42:4; יְיַחֵלוּן Isaiah 51:5; Imperative יַחֵל Psalm 130:7; Psalm 131:3;Participle מְיַחֵל Psalm 69:4; מְיַחֲלִים Psalm 31:25 + 2 times; —
1. wait, tarry for, followed by לְ Micah 5:6 (of rain, || יְקַוֶּה); so Micah 1:12 according to We, who reads יִחֲלָה (Perfect) for חָלָה; absolute wait Job 14:14.
2. wait for = hope for, followed by לְ Isaiah 42:4; Job 29:21, 23; Job 30:25 (|| קִוֵּיתִי), Psalm 31:25 [Psalm 32:24]; Psalm 33:18; Psalm 33:22; Psalm 69:4; Psalm 119:43; Psalm 119:74; Psalm 119:81; Psalm 119:114; Psalm 119:147; Psalm 147:11; followed by ל infinitive לְקַיֵּם דָּבָר ויח׳ Ezekiel 13:6; followed by אֶל Isaiah 51:5; Psalm 130:7; Psalm 131:3; absolute hope, Job 6:11; Job 13:15; Psalm 71:14.
3. causative make to hope Psalm 119:49 (suffix person).
Hiph. Perfect הוֺתַ֫לְתִּי Job 32:11, etc.; וְהוֺחַ֫לְתִּי (consecutive, see Hi De2 Dr§:§ 106, 119r) Job 32:16; Imperfect וַיּ֫וֺחֶל 1 Samuel 13:8 Qr; 2nd person masculine singular תּוֺחֵל 1 Samuel 10:8; אוֺחִיל 2 Kings 6:33; Lamentations 3:21, 24; אוֺתִּ֫ילָה Jeremiah 4:19 Qr (Kt אָחוּלָה), Micah 7:7; אֹחִילָה 2 Samuel 18:14; — wait, tarry, absolute (properly shew a waiting attitude): 1 Samuel 10:8 (followed by עַד בּוֺאִי), 1 Samuel 13:8 (Qr; compare Niph.); 2 Samuel 18:14; Job 32:18; Jeremiah 4:19 (but see חול); wait for, hope for (as Pi.), followed by לְ 2 Kings 6:33; Micah 7:7; Lamentations 3:24; Job 32:11; Psalm 38:16; Psalm 42:6; Psalm 42:12; Psalm 43:5; Psalm 130:5 (|| קִוִּיתִי); absolute hope, Lamentations 3:21.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:12; 8:12

1 Samuel

10:8; 10:8; 13:8; 13:8; 13:18; 13:18

2 Samuel

18:14; 18:14

2 Kings

6:33; 6:33

Job

6:11; 6:11; 13:15; 14:14; 29:21; 29:21; 29:23; 29:23; 30:25; 30:26; 32:11; 32:11; 32:16; 32:18

Psalms

33:18; 33:22; 33:22; 38:16; 42:6; 43:5; 69:4; 69:4; 71:14; 119; 119:43; 119:48; 119:49; 119:49; 119:74; 119:81; 119:114; 119:147; 130:5; 130:7; 130:7; 131:3; 131:3; 147:11

Isaiah

42:4; 42:4; 51:5; 51:5

Jeremiah

4:19; 4:19

Lamentations

3:21; 3:21; 3:24; 3:24

Ezekiel

13:6; 13:6; 19:5; 19:5

Micah

1:12; 5:6; 5:6; 7:7; 7:7

H3176

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Strong's Number H3176 matches the Hebrew יָחַל (yāḥal),
which occurs 42 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:12 - He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:8 - You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:8 - He waited for seven days, the time period indicated by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army began to abandon Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - Joab replied, "I will not wait around like this for you!" He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:33 - He was still talking to them when the messenger approached and said, "Look, the LORD is responsible for this disaster! Why should I continue to wait for the LORD to help?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:11 - What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 - Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 - If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - "People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:23 - They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26 - But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:11 - Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts,while you were searching for words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:16 - And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:24 - Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:18 - Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:22 - May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD, for we wait for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:15 - Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 - Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 - Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5 - Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:3 - I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:14 - As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:49 - ז  (Zayin) Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:74

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, for I find hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:81

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:81 - כ  (Kaf) I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:114

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:147

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 - I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:5 - I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:7 - O Israel, hope in the LORD, for the LORD exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:3 - O Israel, hope in the LORD now and forevermore!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:4 - He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:21 - But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope: ח (Khet)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:24 - "My portion is the Lord," I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him. ט (Tet)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6 - They see delusion and their omens are a lie. They say, "the LORD declares," though the LORD has not sent them; yet they expect their word to be confirmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:5 - "'When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7 - Those survivors from Jacob will live in the midst of many nations. They will be like the dew the LORD sends, like the rain on the grass, that does not hope for men to come or wait around for humans to arrive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:7 - But I will keep watching for the LORD; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.
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