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קָוָה

qa.vah

to await

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Strong’s H6960aVerb46 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

those who wait for6

wait5

we have waited3

i waited for2

i have waited for2

it waits2

he waited2

we have waited for2

In the text

Genesis 49:18קִוִּיתִי
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Job 3:9יְקַו
May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
Psalm 25:3קֹוֶיךָ
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
Isaiah 25:9קִוִּינוּ
And 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.”
Jeremiah 8:15קַוֵּה
We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
Lamentations 3:25לְקוָֹיו
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[קָוָה] vb. wait for

Qal those waiting for

Pi.

1. wait, or look eagerly, for

2. lie in wait for

3. wait (linger) for

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.