TBESH · H2442
חָכָה · cha.khah · to wait
1) to wait, wait for, await 1a) (Qal) to wait for 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, tarry 1b2) to wait (in ambush) 1b3) to wait for, long for
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cha.khah H2442
חָכָה (cha.khah) means “to wait” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
חָכָה Hebrew · H2442 14 tagged occurrences in 13 verses
Pronunciation guide: khaw-kaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
KJV glosses: long, tarry, wait.
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How translators render H2442
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| wait | 2 |
| and wait | 1 |
| delay | 1 |
| had waited | 1 |
| he who waits | 1 |
| i will wait | 1 |
| longs | 1 |
| on behalf of those who wait | 1 |
| to wait | 1 |
| waits | 1 |
| who lie in ambush | 1 |
| who long | 1 |
| who wait | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| wait | 2 |
| all they that wait | 1 |
| and i will wait | 1 |
| and tarry | 1 |
| for him that waiteth | 1 |
| had waited | 1 |
| he that waiteth | 1 |
| if we tarry | 1 |
| of robbers wait | 1 |
| therefore wait | 1 |
| they waited | 1 |
| waiteth | 1 |
| which long | 1 |
Verses containing H2442
Page 1 of 1. 13 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 2 Kings 7:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 9:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
Read word by word - Job 3:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
Read word by word - Job 32:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
Read word by word - Psalms 33:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Read word by word - Psalms 106:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
Read word by word - Isaiah 8:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
Read word by word - Isaiah 30:18
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
Read word by word - Isaiah 64:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.3
- Daniel 12:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
Read word by word - Hosea 6:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
Read word by word - Habakkuk 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Read word by word - Zephaniah 3:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
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