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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]
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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, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon 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 have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:21 - Who long for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than hidden treasures;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:4

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

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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 - 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 - And I will wait on the LORD,
Who hides 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 will wait, that He may be gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on 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 - For since the beginning of the world
Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12 - “Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit lewdness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:8 - “Therefore wait for Me,” says the LORD,
“Until the day I rise up for plunder;[fn]
My determination is to gather the nations
To My assembly of kingdoms,
To pour on them My indignation,
All My fierce anger;
All the earth shall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.
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