Strong H31762 sensesיָחַל

to wait: hope · to wait: wait

Transliteration
yâchal
Pronunciation
yaw-chal'

The 2 senses of Strong H3176

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3176 appears in 41 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to wait: hopeH3176H: hope/trust26 verses · 5 books
  2. to wait: waitH3176G: wait[for_time]15 verses · 8 books

General definition

A primitive root; to wait; by implication to be {patient} hope: - (cause {to} {have} make to) {hope} be {pained} {stay} {tarry} {trust} wait.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • hope19
  • wait11
  • hop3
  • tarry3
  • trust2
  • be1
  • stay1
  • waiteth1

First verses

  1. Genesis 8:12
    And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
  2. 1 Samuel 10:8
    And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
  3. 1 Samuel 13:8
    And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
  4. 2 Samuel 18:14
    Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
  5. 2 Kings 6:33
    And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?
  6. Job 6:11
    What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
  7. Job 13:15
    Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
  8. Job 14:14
    If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
  9. Job 29:21
    Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
  10. Job 29:23
    And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
  11. Job 30:26
    When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
  12. Job 32:11
    Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
  13. Job 32:16
    When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
  14. Psalms 31:24
    Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
  15. Psalms 33:18
    Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
  16. Psalms 33:22
    Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
  17. Psalms 38:15
    For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
  18. Psalms 42:5
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
  19. Psalms 42:11
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
  20. Psalms 43:5
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.