Lexical Definition

‎חָכָה‎ châkâh (khaw-kaw') to wait ^H:V
a primitive root (apparently akin to ‎חָקָה‎ through the idea of piercing)

long, tarry, wait.

• properly, to adhere to
• hence, to await

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

See Greek: ἄγκιστρον · ἐμμένω · ἱμείρομαι · μένω · ὑπομένω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָכָה‎] verb wait, await —

Qal Participle pl construct ‎חוֺכֵי‎ Isa 30:18 with ‎לְ‎ waiting for him (‎׳‎‎י‎). Pi`el ‎חִכָּה‎ Job 32:4 ‎חִכְּתָה‎ Ps 33:20 ‎חִכִּיתִי‎ Isa 8:17 ‎חִכּוּ‎ Ps 106:13 ‎חִכִּינוּ‎ 2Kgs 7:9 Imperfect ‎יְחַכֶּה‎ Isa 30:18 ‎תְּחַכֶּה‎ 2Kgs 9:3 Imperative ‎חַכֵּהֿ‎ Hab 2:3 ‎חִכּוּ‎ Zeph 3:8 Infinitive construct ‎כְּחַכֵּי‎ Hos 6:9 (Ephr for ‎חַכֵּה‎?); Participle ‎מְחַכֶּה‎ Dan 12:12 construct ‎מְחַכֵּה‎ Isa 64:3* plural ‎מְחַכִּים‎ Job 3:21 —

1. wait, tarry, absolute 2Kgs 9:3 tarry not; with ‎עַד‎ till morning light 2Kgs 7:9 with accusative ‎את איוב‎ ‎בדברים‎ Job 32:4 tarry for Job with words.

2. wait (in ambush), ‎כְּחַכֵּי אִישׁ גְּדוּדִים‎ Hos 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 Isa 8:17; Isa 64:3*; Zeph 3:8; Ps 33:20 for his counsel Ps 106:13 for his vision Hab 2:3 for death Job 3:21 ‎יחכה יהוה לחננכם‎ Yahweh waiteth to be gracious unto you Isa 30:18 (Di regards this as threatening and refers it to 1); absolute waiteth (and cometh to the days of blessedness) Dan 12:12.

‎חַכָּה‎ see below ‎חנך‎.

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