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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, but we are keeping silent; if we wait H2442 until morning light, punishment will [fn]overtake us. So now, 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 you will take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not wait H2442.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:21 -

Who [fn]long H2442 for death, but there is none,

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 H2442 with his words for Job because they were years older than he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 -

Our soul is patient H2442 for Yahweh;

He is our help and our shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 -

They quickly forgot His works;

They did not wait H2442 for His counsel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - And I will wait H2442 for Yahweh who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will hope for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 -

Therefore Yahweh waits with longing to be gracious to you,

And therefore He is on high to have compassion on you.

For Yahweh is a God of justice;

How blessed are all those who wait H2442 for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:4 -

For from ancient times they have not heard or given ear,

Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,

Who acts in behalf of the one who waits H2442 for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12 - “How blessed is he who keeps waiting H2442 and reaches the 1,335 days!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 -

And as raiders wait H2442 for a man,

So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;

Surely they have committed lewdness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 -

“For the vision is yet for the appointed time;

It pants toward its end, and it will not [fn]lie.

Though it tarries, wait H2442 for it;

For it will certainly come; it will not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:8 -

“Therefore wait H2442 for Me,” declares Yahweh,

“For the day when I rise up as a witness.

Indeed, My judgment is to assemble nations,

To gather kingdoms,

To pour out on them My indignation,

All My burning anger;

For all the earth will be devoured

By the fire of My zeal.

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