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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 BoxGen 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:9 - And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one [fn]place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, [fn]and the dry land appeared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:18 - waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:19 - Behold the ways of the Thæmanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabæans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 - Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:13 - For if I remain, Hades is my habitation: and my bed has been made in darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:26 - But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:3 - (LXX 24:3) For none of them that wait on thee shall in any wise be ashamed: let them be ashamed that transgress without cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:5 - (LXX 24:5) Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art God my Saviour: and I have waited on thee all the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:21 - (LXX 24:21) The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for thee, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:14 - (LXX 26:14) Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and let thy heart be strengthened: yea, wait on the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9 - (LXX 36:9) For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 - (LXX 36:34) Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:7 - (LXX 38:8) And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1 - (LXX 39:1) For the end, a Psalm of David. (39:2) I waited patiently for the Lord; and he attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 - (LXX 51:11) I will give thanks to thee for ever, for thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 - (LXX 55:7) They will dwell near and hide themselves; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:6 - (LXX 68:7) Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord of hosts, be ashamed on my account: let not them that seek thee, be ashamed on my account, O God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:20 - (LXX 68:21) My soul has waited for reproach and misery; and I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; and for one to comfort me, but I found none.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 - (LXX 118:95) Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; but I understood thy testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:5 - (LXX 129:5) have I waited for thee, O Lord, my soul has waited for thy word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22 - (LXX 20:9c) Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:2 - And I made a hedge round it, and dug a trench, and planted a choice vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and dug a place for the wine-vat in it: and I waited for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth thorns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:4 - What shall I do any more to my vineyard, that I have not done to it? Whereas I expected it to bring forth grapes, but it has brought forth thorns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:7 - For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and [fn]the men of Juda his beloved plant: I expected it to bring forth judgment, and it brought forth iniquity; and not righteousness, but a cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:9 - And in that day they shall say, Behold our God in whom we have trusted, and he shall save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, and we have exulted, and will rejoice in our salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - For the way of the Lord is judgment: we have hoped in thy name, and on the remembrance of thee,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2 - Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:31 - but they that wait on God shall renew their strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not hunger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:23 - And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nurses, they shall bow down to thee on the face of the earth, and shall lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and they that wait on me shall not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness speedily draws nigh, and my salvation shall go forth [fn]as light, and on mine arm shall the Gentiles trust: the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 - Therefore has judgment departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - They shall proceed together as a bear and as a dove: we have waited for judgment, and there is no salvation, it is gone far from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - The isles have waited for me, and the ships of Tharsis among the first, to bring thy children from afar, and their silver and their gold with them, and that for the sake of the holy name of the Lord, and because the Holy One of Israel is glorified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:3 - (LXX 64:2) whenever thou shalt work gloriously; trembling from thee shall take hold upon the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:17 - In those days and at that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered to it: and they shall not walk any more after the imaginations of their evil heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:15 - We assembled for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, but behold anxiety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:16 - Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and ye shall wait for light, and behold the shadow of death, and they shall be brought into darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:19 - Hast thou utterly rejected Juda? and has thy soul departed from Sion? wherefore hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we waited for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, and behold trouble!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:22 - Is there any one among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fulness at their bidding? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16 - Ain. All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed and gnashed their teeth, and said, We have swallowed her up: moreover this is the day which we looked for; we have found it, we have seen it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:25 - Teth. The Lord is good to them that wait for him: the soul which shall seek him

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:6 - (LXX 12:7) Thou therefore shalt return to thy God: keep thou mercy and judgment, and draw nigh to thy God continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:7 - (LXX 5:6) And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as dew falling from the Lord, and as lambs on the grass; that none may assemble nor resist among the sons of men.
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