◄ 3176. yachal ►
Strong's Lexicon yachal: To wait, hope, expect Original Word: יָחַל Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: yachal Pronunciation: yah-khal' Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-chal') Definition: To wait, hope, expect Meaning: to wait, to be patient, hope Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1679 (elpizō): To hope, expect - G5287 (hupostasis): Assurance, confidence Usage: The Hebrew verb "yachal" primarily conveys the idea of waiting with expectation or hope. It is often used in contexts where there is a sense of anticipation for something positive or for divine intervention. The term implies a confident and patient trust in God's timing and promises, often in the face of uncertainty or adversity. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, waiting was not merely a passive activity but an active expression of faith. The agrarian society of the Israelites required patience and trust in God for the provision of rain and harvest. Similarly, in their spiritual lives, the Israelites were often called to wait on God's deliverance and fulfillment of His promises. This concept of hopeful waiting is deeply embedded in the Hebrew mindset and is reflected in their worship and prayers. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to wait, await NASB Translation delay (1), have hope (2), hope (13), hoped (1), wait (13), wait expectantly (2), waited (7), waste time (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [יָחַל] verb Niph`al wait; Pi`el await (compare Late Hebrew יִחוּל expectation); — Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נוֺחֲלָה Ezekiel 19:5 (yet see below); Imperfect וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל Genesis 8:12 + 1 Samuel 13:18 Kt (see Dr; Qr Hiph`il 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 be weak, whence perhaps sink down; Hi (perhaps after ᵐ5) כִּי נִדַּח לָהּ that he was thrust away from her; Co plausibly נוֺאֲלָה that she had acted foolishly). Pi`el Perfect2masculine singular suffix יִחַלְתָּ֑נִי Psalm 119:49; 1singular יִחָ֑לְתִּי Psalm 119:48 4t. Psalm 119; 3masculine plural יִחֲלוּ Job 29:23; Ezekiel 13:6; יִחֵ֑לּוּ Job 29:21; 1plural יִחַלְנוּ Psalm 33:22; Imperfect יְיַחֵל Micah 5:6; אֲיַחֵל Job 6:11 3t.; 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 2t.; — 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 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`il Perfect הוֺתַ֫לְתִּי Job 32:11, etc.; וְהוֺחַ֫לְתִּי (consecutive, see Hi De2 Dr§:§ 106, 119r) Job 32:16; Imperfect וַיּ֫וֺחֶל 1 Samuel 13:8 Qr; 2 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`al); 2 Samuel 18:14; Job 32:18; Jeremiah 4:19 (but see חול); wait for, hope for (as Pi`el), 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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cause to, have, make to hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait. Forms and Transliterations אֲיַחֵ֑ל אֹחִ֣ילָה אוֹחִ֖ילָה אוֹחִ֥יל אוֹחִֽיל׃ אוחיל אוחיל׃ אוחילה אחילה איחל הַ֝מְיַחֲלִ֗ים הַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים הוֹחִ֣ילִי הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי הוֹחָ֑לְתִּי הוֹחָֽלְתִּי׃ הוחילי הוחלתי הוחלתי׃ המיחלים וְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי וְיִֽחֲל֖וּ וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה וַיִּיָּ֣חֶל וַיֹּ֣וחֶל ואיחלה והוחלתי ויוחל ויחלו וייחל יְיַחֵ֖ל יְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי׃ יִחַ֥לְנוּ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ יַחֵ֣ל יַחֵ֥ל יחל יחלנו יחלתי׃ יחלתני׃ ייחילו׃ ייחל ייחלון׃ לַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים למיחלים מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל מיחל נֽוֹחֲלָ֔ה נוחלה תּוֹחֵל֙ תוחל ’ă·ya·ḥêl ’ăyaḥêl ’ō·ḥî·lāh ’ō·w·ḥî·lāh ’ō·w·ḥîl ’ōḥîlāh ’ōwḥîl ’ōwḥîlāh ayaChel ham·ya·ḥă·lîm hamyachaLim hamyaḥălîm hō·w·ḥā·lə·tî hō·w·ḥal·tî hō·w·ḥî·lî hoChalti hoChili hōwḥālətî hōwḥaltî hōwḥîlî lam·ya·ḥă·lîm lamyachaLim lamyaḥălîm mə·ya·ḥêl meyaChel məyaḥêl nō·w·ḥă·lāh nochaLah nōwḥălāh oChil oChilah tō·w·ḥêl toChel tōwḥêl vaayachaLah vaiyiYachel vaiYochel Vehochalti veyichaLu veyiChellu wa’ăyaḥălāh wa·’ă·ya·ḥă·lāh way·yî·yā·ḥel way·yō·w·ḥel wayyîyāḥel wayyōwḥel wə·hō·w·ḥal·tî wə·yi·ḥă·lū wə·yi·ḥêl·lū wəhōwḥaltî wəyiḥălū wəyiḥêllū ya·ḥêl yaChel yaḥêl yə·ya·ḥê·lū yə·ya·ḥê·lūn yə·ya·ḥêl yeyaCheilu yeyaChel yeyacheLun yəyaḥêl yəyaḥêlū yəyaḥêlūn yi·ḥā·lə·tî yi·ḥal·nū yi·ḥal·tā·nî yiChalnu YichalTani yiChalti yiḥālətî yiḥalnū yiḥaltānî Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 8:12 HEB: וַיִּיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹד שִׁבְעַ֥ת NAS: Then he waited yet another KJV: And he stayed yet other seven INT: waited yet seven 1 Samuel 10:8 HEB: שִׁבְעַ֨ת יָמִ֤ים תּוֹחֵל֙ עַד־ בּוֹאִ֣י NAS: peace offerings. You shall wait seven KJV: days shalt thou tarry, till I come INT: seven days shall wait until come 1 Samuel 13:8 HEB: [וַיִּיחֶל כ] (וַיֹּ֣וחֶל ק) שִׁבְעַ֣ת NAS: Now he waited seven days, KJV: And he tarried seven days, INT: cause to seven days 2 Samuel 18:14 HEB: לֹא־ כֵ֖ן אֹחִ֣ילָה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַיִּקַּח֩ NAS: said, I will not waste time here KJV: Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. INT: not here will not waste thee took 2 Kings 6:33 HEB: יְהוָ֔ה מָֽה־ אוֹחִ֥יל לַיהוָ֖ה עֽוֹד׃ NAS: why should I wait for the LORD KJV: [is] of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD INT: the LORD why wait the LORD any Job 6:11 HEB: כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־ אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־ קִּ֝צִּ֗י NAS: is my strength, that I should wait? And what KJV: What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] mine end, INT: is my strength should hope What is my end Job 13:15 HEB: (לֹ֣ו ק) אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ־ דְּ֝רָכַ֗י NAS: He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless KJV: he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain INT: slay not will hope Nevertheless my ways Job 14:14 HEB: יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־ בּ֝֗וֹא NAS: of my struggle I will wait Until KJV: of my appointed time will I wait, till my change INT: the days of my struggle will wait Until comes Job 29:21 HEB: לִֽי־ שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמ֣וֹ NAS: To me they listened and waited, And kept silent KJV: Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence INT: listened and waited and kept at Job 29:23 HEB: וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י NAS: They waited for me as for the rain, KJV: And they waited for me as for the rain; INT: waited the rain their mouth Job 30:26 HEB: וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא NAS: came; When I waited for light, KJV: came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, INT: came evil waited light came Job 32:11 HEB: הֵ֤ן הוֹחַ֨לְתִּי לְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗ם אָ֭זִין NAS: Behold, I waited for your words, KJV: Behold, I waited for your words; INT: Behold waited your words listened Job 32:16 HEB: וְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי כִּי־ לֹ֣א NAS: Shall I wait, because KJV: When I had waited, (for they spake INT: wait because no Psalm 31:24 HEB: לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כָּל־ הַ֝מְיַחֲלִ֗ים לַיהוָֽה׃ NAS: All you who hope in the LORD. KJV: your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. INT: your heart All hope the LORD Psalm 33:18 HEB: אֶל־ יְרֵאָ֑יו לַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃ NAS: is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness, KJV: [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; INT: to fear hope his lovingkindness Psalm 33:22 HEB: עָלֵ֑ינוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר יִחַ֥לְנוּ לָֽךְ׃ NAS: O LORD, be upon us, According as we have hoped in You. KJV: O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. INT: as we have hoped Psalm 38:15 HEB: לְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה הוֹחָ֑לְתִּי אַתָּ֥ה תַ֝עֲנֶ֗ה NAS: For I hope in You, O LORD; KJV: For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, INT: for God hope You will answer Psalm 42:5 HEB: וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ NAS: within me? Hope in God, KJV: and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: INT: disturbed within Hope God for Psalm 42:11 HEB: תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ NAS: within me? Hope in God, KJV: and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: INT: become within Hope God for Psalm 43:5 HEB: תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים כִּי־ NAS: within me? Hope in God, KJV: and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: INT: disturbed within Hope God for Psalm 69:3 HEB: כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃ NAS: My eyes fail while I wait for my God. KJV: fail while I wait for my God. INT: fail my eyes wait my God Psalm 71:14 HEB: וַ֭אֲנִי תָּמִ֣יד אֲיַחֵ֑ל וְ֝הוֹסַפְתִּ֗י עַל־ NAS: But as for me, I will hope continually, KJV: But I will hope continually, INT: I continually will hope yet and Psalm 119:43 HEB: כִּ֖י לְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣ךָ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ NAS: out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances. KJV: out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. INT: for your ordinances wait Psalm 119:49 HEB: עַ֝֗ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי׃ NAS: In which You have made me hope. KJV: unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. INT: In which hope Psalm 119:74 HEB: כִּ֖י לִדְבָרְךָ֣ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ NAS: Because I wait for Your word. KJV: when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. INT: Because your word wait 40 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3176 40 Occurrences ’ă·ya·ḥêl — 4 Occ. ham·ya·ḥă·lîm — 2 Occ. hō·w·ḥal·tî — 3 Occ. hō·w·ḥî·lî — 3 Occ. lam·ya·ḥă·lîm — 1 Occ. mə·ya·ḥêl — 1 Occ. nō·w·ḥă·lāh — 1 Occ. ’ō·w·ḥîl — 3 Occ. ’ō·ḥî·lāh — 2 Occ. tō·w·ḥêl — 1 Occ. wa·’ă·ya·ḥă·lāh — 1 Occ. way·yî·yā·ḥel — 1 Occ. way·yō·w·ḥel — 1 Occ. wə·hō·w·ḥal·tî — 1 Occ. wə·yi·ḥă·lū — 2 Occ. wə·yi·ḥêl·lū — 1 Occ. ya·ḥêl — 2 Occ. yə·ya·ḥê·lū — 1 Occ. yə·ya·ḥêl — 1 Occ. yə·ya·ḥê·lūn — 1 Occ. yi·ḥal·nū — 1 Occ. yi·ḥal·tā·nî — 1 Occ. yi·ḥā·lə·tî — 5 Occ.