Strong's Lexicon chakah: To wait, to tarry, to long for Original Word: חָכָה 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 Origina 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 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 yəḥakkehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Job 3:21 Job 32:4 Psalm 33:20 Psalm 106:13 Isaiah 8:17 Isaiah 30:18 Isaiah 30:18 Isaiah 64:4 Daniel 12:12 Hosea 6:9 Habakkuk 2:3 Zephaniah 3:8 14 Occurrences |
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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). 
