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Lexicon :: Strong's H6960 - qāvâ

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קָוָה
Transliteration
qāvâ
Pronunciation
kaw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1994,1995

Strong’s Definitions

קָוָה qâvâh, kaw-vaw'; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H6960 in the following manner: wait (29x), look (13x), wait for (1x), look for (1x), gathered (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H6960 in the following manner: wait (29x), look (13x), wait for (1x), look for (1x), gathered (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. to wait, look for, hope, expect

    1. (Qal) waiting (participle)

    2. (Piel)

      1. to wait or look eagerly for

      2. to lie in wait for

      3. to wait for, linger for

  2. to collect, bind together

    1. (Niphal) to be collected

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָוָה qâvâh, kaw-vaw'; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
STRONGS H6960: Abbreviations
† I. [קָוָה] verb wait for (probably originally twist, stretch, then of tension of enduring, waiting: Assyrian ḳu’û II, I. wait, ḳû, cord; Arabic bdb087506 be strong, bdb087507 strength, also strand of rope; Syriac bdb087508 endure, remain, await, bdb087509 threads, so Targum קַוִּין spider's threads, web); —
Qal Participle plural those waiting for (י׳): construct קוֵי י׳ Psalm 37:9; so Isaiah 40:31 van d. H., and Kt Baer Gi (Qr קוֺיֵי); suffix קִוָ֑י Isaiah 49:23, קֹוֶיךָ Psalm 25:3; Psalm 69:7; קִוָיו Lamentations 3:35 Qr (Kt קוו, i.e. קֹווֺ).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular קִוְּתָה Psalm 130:5; 1st person singular קִוִּיתִי Genesis 49:18 + 5 times, קִוֵּיתִי Isaiah 5:4, וְק׳ consecutive Isaiah 8:17; suffix קִוִּיתִיךָ Psalm 25:21; 3rd person plural קִוּוּ Psalm 56:7 +, etc.; Imperfect יְקַוֶּה Micah 5:6; Job 7:2, jussive יְקַו Job 3:9, וַיְקַו Isaiah 5:2, 7, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קַוֵּה Hosea 12:7 +; Infinitive absolute קַוֺה Psalm 40:2, קַוֵּה Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19; —
1. wait, or look eagerly, for, with ל of thing Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 59:9, 11; Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 13:16; Jeremiah 14:19; Job 3:9; Job 6:19; לִישׁוּעָֽתְךָ Genesis 49:18; with accusative of thing Lamentations 2:16 (suffix), Job 7:2; Job 30:26; Psalm 39:8; object of thing omitted Isaiah 64:2; followed by infinitive Isaiah 5:2, 4; Psalm 69:21; absolute Job 17:13; with accusative י׳ Isaiah 26:8 (suffix), Psalm 25:5; Psalm 25:21 (suffix), Psalm 40:2 (+ infinitive absolute), Psalm 130:5, accusative omitted Psalm 130:5, accusative שִׁמְךָ Psalm 52:11 (but read probably אֲחַוֶּה, Hi Che Bae and others, see חוה); with ל of י׳ Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 25:9 (twice in verse); Isaiah 33:2; Isaiah 60:9 (but read probably צִיִּים יִקָּווּ ships shall gather (II. קוה), so Du CheHpt Di-Kit Marti, compare Skinner (also Luzz Gei Oort), Jeremiah 14:22; Proverbs 20:22; with אֶלאֱֿלֹהִים Hosea 12:7, אֶליֿ׳ Isaiah 51:5; Psalm 27:14 (twice in verse); Psalm 37:34.
2. lie in wait for, followed by נַפְשִׁי Psalm 56:7; followed by ל person Psalm 119:95 (+ infinitive purpose).
3. wait (linger) for with ל of man Micah 5:6 (|| יְיַחֵל).

† II. [קָוָה] verb collect (Late Hebrew Hiph. collect); —
Niph. be collected, Perfect 3rd person plural וְנִקְווּ consecutive Jeremiah 3:17 (of nations); Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִקָּווּ Genesis 1:9 (P; of waters; both with אֶל location); so probably of ships (with ל person) Isaiah 60:9 (for MT יְקַוּוּ), see I. קזה Pi. 1. above.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:9; 49:18; 49:18

Job

3:9; 3:9; 6:19; 7:2; 7:2; 17:13; 30:26

Psalms

25:3; 25:5; 25:21; 25:21; 27:14; 37:9; 37:34; 39:8; 40:2; 40:2; 56:7; 56:7; 69:7; 69:21; 119:95; 130:5; 130:5; 130:5

Proverbs

20:22

Isaiah

5:2; 5:2; 5:4; 5:4; 5:7; 5:7; 8:17; 8:17; 25:9; 26:8; 33:2; 40:31; 49:23; 51:5; 59:9; 59:11; 60:9; 60:9; 64:2

Jeremiah

3:17; 8:15; 8:15; 13:16; 14:19; 14:19; 14:22

Lamentations

2:16; 3:35

Hosea

12:7; 12:7

Micah

5:6; 5:6

H6960

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Strong's Number H6960 matches the Hebrew קָוָה (qāvâ),
which occurs 49 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:9 - And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:18 - For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19 - Passengers of Tema looked expectingly, Travellers of Sheba hoped for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 - As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:13 - If I wait -- Sheol is my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26 - When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5 - Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21 - Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited on Thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:14 - Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9 - For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 - Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:7 - And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it is of Thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1 - To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 - I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done it, And I wait on Thy name for it is good before Thy saints!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 - They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:20 - Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:95

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 - Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:5 - I hoped for Jehovah -- hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22 - Do not say, 'I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 - And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it with a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:4 - What -- to do still to my vineyard, That I have not done in it! Wherefore, I waited to the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:7 - Because the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts Is the house of Israel, And the man of Judah His pleasant plant, And He waiteth for judgment, and lo, oppression, For righteousness, and lo, a cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - And one hath said in that day, 'Lo, this is our God, We waited for Him, and He saveth us, This is Jehovah, we have waited for Him, We joy and rejoice in His salvation.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Also, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2 - O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:31 - But those expecting Jehovah pass to power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth -- they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I am Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - Near is My righteousness, Gone out hath My salvation and Mine arms, Peoples they judge, on Me isles do wait, Yea, on Mine arm they do wait with hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 - Therefore hath judgment been far from us, And righteousness reacheth us not, We wait for light, and lo, darkness, For brightness -- in thick darkness we go,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We make a noise as bears -- all of us, And as doves we coo sorely; We wait for judgment, and there is none, For salvation -- it hath been far from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - Surely for Me isles do wait, And ships of Tarshish first, To bring thy sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, To the name of Jehovah thy God, And to the Holy One of Israel, Because He hath beautified thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:3 - In Thy doing fearful things -- we expect not, Thou didst come down, From Thy presence did mountains flow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:17 - At that time they cry to Jerusalem, 'O throne of Jehovah,' And gathered unto her hath been all the nations, For the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem, Nor do they go any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:15 - Looking for peace -- and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give ye to Jehovah your God honour, Before He doth cause darkness, And before your feet stumble on dark mountains, And ye have waited for light, And He hath made it for death-shade, And hath appointed it for thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:19 - Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, And for a time of healing, and lo, terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:22 - Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou -- Thou hast done all these!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16 - Opened against thee their mouth have all thine enemies, They have hissed, yea, they gnash the teeth, They have said: 'We have swallowed her up, Surely this is the day that we looked for, We have found -- we have seen.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:25 - Good is Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul that seeketh Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:6 - And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7 - And the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah -- as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.
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