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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 said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:18 -
I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 -
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark:
Let it look for light, but have none;
Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19 -
The caravans of Tema looked,
The companies of Sheba waited for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 -
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow,
And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:13 -
If I look for Sheol as my house;
If I have spread my couch in the darkness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26 -
When I looked for good, then evil came;
And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 -
Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame:
They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5 -
Guide me in thy truth, and teach me;
For thou art the God of my salvation;
For thee do I wait all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21 -
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:14 -
Wait for Jehovah:
Be strong, and let thy heart take courage;
Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9 -
For evil-doers shall be cut off;
But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 -
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way,
And he will exalt thee to inherit the land:
When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:7 -
And now, Lord, what wait I for?
My hope is in thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1 -
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
I waited patiently for Jehovah;
And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 -
I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;
And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 -
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
They mark my steps,
Even as they have waited for my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 -
Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts:
Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through 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 full of heaviness:
And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found none.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:95

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 -
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me;
But I will consider thy testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:5 -
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait,
And in his word do I hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22 -
Say not thou, I will recompense evil:
Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 - and he digged it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:4 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:7 - For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2 - O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:31 - but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 - Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:3 - When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:17 - At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:15 - We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:19 - Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:22 - Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:16

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All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee;
They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up;
Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:25 -
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:6 - Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7 - And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man, nor wait for the sons of men.
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