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Lexicon :: Strong's H2442 - ḥāḵâ

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חָכָה
Transliteration
ḥāḵâ
Pronunciation
khaw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [apparently akin to חָקָה (H2707) through the idea of piercing]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 645

Strong’s Definitions

חָכָה châkâh, khaw-kaw'; a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 through the idea of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await:—long, tarry, wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H2442 in the following manner: wait (11x), tarry (2x), long (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H2442 in the following manner: wait (11x), tarry (2x), long (1x).

  1. to wait, wait for, await

    1. (Qal) to wait for

    2. (Piel)

      1. to wait, tarry

      2. to wait (in ambush)

      3. to wait for, long for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָכָה châkâh, khaw-kaw'; a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 through the idea of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await:—long, tarry, wait.
STRONGS H2442: Abbreviations
† [חָכָה] verb wait, await —
Qal Participle plural construct חוֺכֵי Isaiah 30:18; with לְ waiting for him (י׳).
Pi. חִכָּה Job 32:4; חִכְּתָה Psalm 33:20; חִכִּיתִי Isaiah 8:17; חִכּוּ Psalm 106:13; חִכִּינוּ 2 Kings 7:9; Imperfect יְחַכֶּה Isaiah 30:18; תְּחַכֶּה 2 Kings 9:3; Imperative חַכֵּהֿ Habakkuk 2:3; חִכּוּ Zephaniah 3:8; Infinitive construct כְּחַכֵּי Hosea 6:9 (Ephr for חַכֵּה ?); Participle מְחַכֶּה Daniel 12:12; construct מְחַכֵּה Isaiah 64:3; plural מְחַכִּים Job 3:21; —
1. wait, tarry, absolute 2 Kings 9:3 tarry not; with עַד till morning light 2 Kings 7:9; with accusative את איוב בדברים Job 32:4 tarry for Job with words.
2. wait (in ambush), כְּחַכֵּי אִישׁ גְּדוּדִים Hosea 6:9 as marauding bands wait for a man AV RV De, or as marauders lie in wait Hi Ew (taking אישׁ as construct)
3. wait for, long for, with לְ for י׳ Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 64:3; Zephaniah 3:8; Psalm 33:20; for his counsel Psalm 106:13; for his vision Habakkuk 2:3; for death Job 3:21; יחכה יהוה לחננכם Yahweh waiteth to be gracious unto you Isaiah 30:18 (Di regards this as threatening and refers it to 1); absolute waiteth (and cometh to the days of blessedness) Daniel 12:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

7:9; 7:9; 9:3; 9:3

Job

3:21; 3:21; 32:4; 32:4

Psalms

33:20; 33:20; 106:13; 106:13

Isaiah

8:17; 8:17; 30:18; 30:18; 30:18; 64:3; 64:3

Daniel

12:12; 12:12

Hosea

6:9; 6:9

Habakkuk

2:3; 2:3

Zephaniah

3:8; 3:8

H2442

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2442 matches the Hebrew חָכָה (ḥāḵâ),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king’s household.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:3 - Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:21 - who long for death, but it comes not,
and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:4 - Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 - Our soul waits for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you,
and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the LORD is a God of justice;
blessed are all those who wait for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:4 - From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12 - Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - As robbers lie in wait for a man,
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to Shechem;
they commit villainy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For still the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:8 - “Therefore wait for me,” declares the LORD,
“for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
all my burning anger;
for in the fire of my jealousy
all the earth shall be consumed.
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