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Lexicon :: Strong's H2442 - ḥāḵâ

Aa
חָכָה
Transliteration
ḥāḵâ
Pronunciation
khaw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [apparently akin to חָקָה (H2707) through the idea of piercing]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 645

Strong’s Definitions

חָכָה châkâh, khaw-kaw'; a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 through the idea of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await:—long, tarry, wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H2442 in the following manner: wait (11x), tarry (2x), long (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H2442 in the following manner: wait (11x), tarry (2x), long (1x).

  1. to wait, wait for, await

    1. (Qal) to wait for

    2. (Piel)

      1. to wait, tarry

      2. to wait (in ambush)

      3. to wait for, long for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָכָה châkâh, khaw-kaw'; a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 through the idea of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await:—long, tarry, wait.
STRONGS H2442: Abbreviations
† [חָכָה] verb wait, await —
Qal Participle plural construct חוֺכֵי Isaiah 30:18; with לְ waiting for him (י׳).
Pi. 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

7:9; 7:9; 9:3; 9:3

Job

3:21; 3:21; 32:4; 32:4

Psalms

33:20; 33:20; 106:13; 106:13

Isaiah

8:17; 8:17; 30:18; 30:18; 30:18; 64:3; 64:3

Daniel

12:12; 12:12

Hosea

6:9; 6:9

Habakkuk

2:3; 2:3

Zephaniah

3:8; 3:8

H2442

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2442 matches the Hebrew חָכָה (ḥāḵâ),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - Then they said H559 one H376 to H413 another, H7453 We H587 do H6213 not H3808 well: H3651 this H2088 day H3117 is a day H3117 of good tidings, H1309 and we H587 hold our peace: H2814 if we tarry H2442 till H5704 the morning H1242 light, H216 some mischief H5771 will come upon us: H4672 now therefore H6258 come, H3212 that we may go H935 and tell H5046 the king's H4428 household. H1004

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:3 - Then take H3947 the box H6378 of oil, H8081 and pour H3332 it on H5921 his head, H7218 and say, H559 Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD, H3068 I have anointed thee H4886 king H4428 over H413 Israel. H3478 Then open H6605 the door, H1817 and flee, H5127 and H3808➔ tarry H2442 not. ➔H3808

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:21 - Which long H2442 for death, H4194 but it H369➔ cometh not; ➔H369 and dig for it H2658 more than for hid treasures; H4301

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:4 - Now Elihu H453 had waited H2442 till H1697➔ Job H347 had spoken, ➔H1697 because H3588 they H1992 were elder H2205 than he. H4480

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:20 - Our soul H5315 waiteth H2442 for the LORD: H3068 he H1931 is our help H5828 and our shield. H4043

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:13 - They soon H4116 forgat H7911 his works; H4639 they waited H2442 not H3808 for his counsel: H6098

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:17 - And I will wait H2442 upon the LORD, H3068 that hideth H5641 his face H6440 from the house H1004 of Jacob, H3290 and I will look H6960 for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - And therefore H3651 will H2442➔ the LORD H3068 wait, ➔ H2442 that he may be gracious unto you, H2603 and therefore H3651 will he be exalted, H7311 that he may have mercy upon you: H7355 for H3588 the LORD H3068 is a God H430 of judgment: H4941 blessed H835 are all H3605 they that wait H2442 for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:4 - For since the beginning of the world H5769 men have H8085➔ not H3808 heard, ➔H8085 nor H3808 perceived by the ear, H238 neither H3808 hath H7200➔ the eye H5869 seen, ➔H7200 O God, H430 beside thee, H2108 what he hath prepared H6213 for him that waiteth H2442 for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:12 - Blessed H835 is he that waiteth, H2442 and cometh H5060 to the H3117➔ thousand H505 three H7969 hundred H3967 and five H2568 and thirty H7970 days. ➔H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - And as H2442➔ troops of robbers H1416 wait for ➔ H2442 a man, H376 so the company H2267 of priests H3548 murder H7523 in the way H1870 by consent: H7927 for H3588 they commit H6213 lewdness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:3 - For H3588 the vision H2377 is yet H5750 for an appointed time, H4150 but H6315➔ at the end H7093 it shall speak, ➔H6315 and not H3808 lie: H3576 though H518 it tarry, H4102 wait H2442 for it; because H3588 it will H935➔ surely H935 come, ➔H935 it will H309➔ not H3808 tarry. ➔H309

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:8 - Therefore H3651 wait ye H2442 upon me, H589 saith H5002 the LORD, H3068 until the day H3117 that I rise up H6965 to the prey: H5706 for H3588 my determination H4941 is to gather H622 the nations, H1471 that I may assemble H6908 the kingdoms, H4467 to pour H8210 upon them H5921 mine indignation, H2195 even all H3605 my H639➔ fierce H2740 anger: ➔H639 for H3588 all H3605 the earth H776 shall be devoured H398 with the fire H784 of my jealousy. H7068
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