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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:8 - “Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:8 - He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul’s men began to scatter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:33 - While he was still talking to them, the messenger came down to him. The king said, “This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:11 - “What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 - Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely[fn] defend my ways to his face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 - If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal[fn] to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:21 - “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:23 - They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26 - Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:11 - I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:16 - Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:24 - Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:18 - But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:22 - May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:15 - LORD, I wait for you; you will answer, Lord my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:3 - I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:14 - As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:49 - 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 - May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:81

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:81 - Kaph My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:114

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:147

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 - I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:5 - I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:7 - Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:3 - Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:4 - he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:21 - Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:24 - I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6 - Their visions are false and their divinations a lie. Even though the LORD has not sent them, they say, “The LORD declares,” and expect him to fulfill their words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:5 - “ ‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7 - The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:7 - But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
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