קָוָה (qa.vah) means “to await” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kaw-vaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
קָוָה · qa.vah · to await
1) to wait, look for, hope, expect 1a) (Qal) waiting (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait or look eagerly for 1b2) to lie in wait for 1b3) to wait for, linger for
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קָוָה · qa.vah · to collect
1) to collect, bind together 1a) (Niphal) to be collected
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a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
KJV glosses: gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
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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 | 5 |
| wait patiently | 2 |
| we hope | 2 |
| we hoped | 2 |
| be gathered | 1 |
| but those who hope | 1 |
| but those who wait | 1 |
| do i wait | 1 |
| does wait | 1 |
| expect | 1 |
| for which we have waited | 1 |
| for whom we have waited | 1 |
| he looked | 1 |
| he waited for the vineyard | 1 |
| he waits for | 1 |
| hope | 1 |
| hope in me | 1 |
| i await | 1 |
| i hoped for | 1 |
| i look | 1 |
| i looked | 1 |
| i wait | 1 |
| i wait for | 1 |
| i wait for you | 1 |
| i waited patiently for | 1 |
| i will put my trust | 1 |
| i will wait on | 1 |
| may it wait | 1 |
| may those who hope in you | 1 |
| so we put our hope | 1 |
| they wait | 1 |
| to those who wait for him | 1 |
| we have waited | 1 |
| we wait | 1 |
| we wait for you | 1 |
| when i expected | 1 |
| who wait for you | 1 |
| will be gathered | 1 |
| will look | 1 |
| will wait | 1 |
| you wait | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| wait | 3 |
| shall wait | 2 |
| we have waited | 2 |
| we looked | 2 |
| when i looked | 2 |
| and he looked | 1 |
| and i looked | 1 |
| and i will look | 1 |
| and i will wait | 1 |
| and wait | 1 |
| and while ye look | 1 |
| be gathered together | 1 |
| but they that wait | 1 |
| but those that wait | 1 |
| doth wait | 1 |
| for us we looked | 1 |
| have waited | 1 |
| have we waited | 1 |
| i have waited for | 1 |
| i wait | 1 |
| i waited | 1 |
| if i wait | 1 |
| let it look | 1 |
| let not them that wait | 1 |
| looketh | 1 |
| me for i wait | 1 |
| on thee do i wait | 1 |
| patiently | 1 |
| shall be gathered | 1 |
| that tarrieth | 1 |
| that wait | 1 |
| that we looked for | 1 |
| therefore we will wait | 1 |
| therein and he looked | 1 |
| unto them that wait | 1 |
| unto us we have waited | 1 |
| us we wait | 1 |
| wait on | 1 |
| waited | 1 |
| we look | 1 |
| what wait | 1 |
| when they wait | 1 |
| yea let none that wait | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 45 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Read word by wordI await Your salvation, O LORD.
Read word by wordMay its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
Read word by wordThe caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
Read word by wordLike a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
Read word by wordIf I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
Read word by wordBut when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
Read word by wordSurely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
Read word by wordGuide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
Read word by wordMay integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
Read word by wordWait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Read word by wordFor the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Read word by wordWait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Read word by wordAnd now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 39.8
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 40.2
I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 52.11
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 56.7
May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.7
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.21
The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
Read word by wordI wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Read word by wordDo not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Read word by wordHe dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
Read word by wordWhat more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
Read word by wordFor the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
Read word by wordI 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 wordAnd in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Read word by wordYes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
Read word by wordO LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
Read word by wordBut those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Read word by wordKings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
Read word by wordMy righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
Read word by wordTherefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
Read word by wordWe all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Read word by wordSurely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
Read word by wordWhen You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.2
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
Read word by wordWe hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
Read word by wordGive glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
Read word by wordHave You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
Read word by wordCan the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Read word by wordAll your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Read word by wordThe LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Read word by wordBut you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.7
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.6
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