◄ 2442. chakah ►
Strong's Lexicon chakah: To wait, to tarry, to long for Original Word: חָכָה Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chakah Pronunciation: khaw-kaw' Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-kaw') Definition: To wait, to tarry, to long for Meaning: to adhere to, to await Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3114 (makrothumeo): To be patient, to endure - G5281 (hypomone): Steadfastness, constancy, endurance Usage: The Hebrew verb "chakah" primarily conveys the idea of waiting or tarrying with an expectation or hope. It often implies a sense of patience and anticipation, suggesting a hopeful waiting for something or someone. This term is used in contexts where there is an expectation of a future event or fulfillment of a promise. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, waiting was often associated with faith and trust in God's timing and promises. The agrarian society of ancient Israel required patience and reliance on God for the right seasons and harvests. Similarly, waiting for God's intervention or fulfillment of His promises was a common theme in the lives of the Israelites, who often found themselves in situations requiring trust and patience. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to wait, await NASB Translation long (2), longs (1), wait (7), waited (1), waiting (1), waits (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs [חָכָה] verb wait, await — Qal Participle pl construct חוֺכֵי Isaiah 30:18; with לְ waiting for him (׳י). Pi`el 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. חַכָּה see below חנך. חכל (√of following; compare Arabic IV. be confused, vague; barbarousness, or impediment in speech; Assyrian akâlu, be gloomy, êklu, dark, eklitu, darkness, Dl in ZimBp 115, w. 385 ff., compare JägerBAS ii, 282). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance long, tarry, wait A primitive root (apparently akin to chaqah through the idea of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await -- long, tarry, wait. see HEBREW chaqah Forms and Transliterations הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים הַֽמְחַכֶּ֖ה המחכה המחכים וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ וּכְחַכֵּ֨י וחכינו וחכיתי וכחכי ח֥וֹכֵי חִ֝כּ֗וּ חִכְּתָ֣ה חִכָּ֣ה חַכֵּה־ חַכּוּ־ חוכי חכה חכה־ חכו חכו־ חכתה יְחַכֶּ֤ה יחכה לִמְחַכֵּה־ למחכה־ תְחַכֶּֽה׃ תחכה׃ chakkeh chakku chikKah chikkeTah chikKu Chochei ḥak·kêh- ḥak·kū- ḥakkêh- ḥakkū- ham·ḥak·keh ham·ḥak·kîm hamchakKeh hamchakKim hamḥakkeh hamḥakkîm ḥik·kāh ḥik·kə·ṯāh ḥik·kū ḥikkāh ḥikkəṯāh ḥikkū ḥō·w·ḵê ḥōwḵê lim·ḥak·kêh- limchakkeh limḥakkêh- ṯə·ḥak·keh techakKeh ṯəḥakkeh ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê uchechakKei ūḵəḥakkê vechikKinu vechikKiti wə·ḥik·kî·nū wə·ḥik·kî·ṯî wəḥikkînū wəḥikkîṯî yə·ḥak·keh yechakKeh yəḥakkeh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Kings 7:9 HEB: וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ מַחְשִׁ֗ים וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ עַד־ א֥וֹר NAS: but we are keeping silent; if we wait until KJV: and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning INT: we are keeping wait until light 2 Kings 9:3 HEB: וְנַ֖סְתָּה וְלֹ֥א תְחַכֶּֽה׃ NAS: the door and flee and do not wait. KJV: the door, and flee, and tarry not. INT: and flee not wait Job 3:21 HEB: הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ NAS: Who long for death, but there is none, KJV: Which long for death, INT: long death there Job 32:4 HEB: וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ חִכָּ֣ה אֶת־ אִ֭יּוֹב NAS: Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job KJV: Now Elihu had waited till Job INT: now Elihu had waited to Job to speak Psalm 33:20 HEB: נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ חִכְּתָ֣ה לַֽיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרֵ֖נוּ NAS: Our soul waits for the LORD; KJV: Our soul waiteth for the LORD: INT: our soul waits the LORD is our help Psalm 106:13 HEB: מַעֲשָׂ֑יו לֹֽא־ חִ֝כּ֗וּ לַעֲצָתֽוֹ׃ NAS: His works; They did not wait for His counsel, KJV: his works; they waited not for his counsel: INT: his works did not wait his counsel Isaiah 8:17 HEB: וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ לַיהוָ֔ה הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר NAS: And I will wait for the LORD KJV: And I will wait upon the LORD, INT: will wait the LORD is hiding Isaiah 30:18 HEB: וְלָכֵ֞ן יְחַכֶּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔ם NAS: the LORD longs to be gracious KJV: And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious INT: Therefore longs the LORD to be gracious Isaiah 30:18 HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֖י כָּל־ ח֥וֹכֵי לֽוֹ׃ ס NAS: are all those who long for Him. KJV: blessed [are] all they that wait for him. INT: blessed are all long Isaiah 64:4 HEB: זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔ יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִמְחַכֵּה־ לֽוֹ׃ NAS: You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him. KJV: thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. INT: besides acts waits Daniel 12:12 HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֥י הַֽמְחַכֶּ֖ה וְיַגִּ֑יעַ לְיָמִ֕ים NAS: How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains KJV: Blessed [is] he that waiteth, and cometh INT: Blessed waiteth and cometh days Hosea 6:9 HEB: וּכְחַכֵּ֨י אִ֜ישׁ גְּדוּדִ֗ים NAS: And as raiders wait for a man, KJV: And as troops of robbers wait for a man, INT: wait A man raiders Habakkuk 2:3 HEB: אִם־ יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙ חַכֵּה־ ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־ NAS: it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly KJV: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely INT: Though tarries wait for will certainly Zephaniah 3:8 HEB: לָכֵ֤ן חַכּוּ־ לִי֙ נְאֻם־ NAS: Therefore wait for Me, declares KJV: Therefore wait ye upon me, saith INT: Therefore wait declares the LORD 14 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2442 14 Occurrences ḥak·kêh- — 1 Occ. ḥak·kū- — 1 Occ. ḥik·kāh — 1 Occ. ḥik·kə·ṯāh — 1 Occ. ḥik·kū — 1 Occ. ḥō·w·ḵê — 1 Occ. ham·ḥak·keh — 1 Occ. ham·ḥak·kîm — 1 Occ. lim·ḥak·kêh- — 1 Occ. ṯə·ḥak·keh — 1 Occ. ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê — 1 Occ. wə·ḥik·kî·nū — 1 Occ. wə·ḥik·kî·ṯî — 1 Occ. yə·ḥak·keh — 1 Occ.