Strong H6960H6960Bקָוָה
to collect
One of the 2 senses of Strong H6960
- Transliteration
- qâvâh
- Pronunciation
- kaw-vaw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
1) to collect, bind together
1a) (Niphal) to be collected
1a) (Niphal) to be collected
General definition
A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by {twisting }) that {is} collect; (figuratively) to expect: - gather ({together}) {look} {patiently} {tarry} wait ({for} {on} upon).
In the Bible
Strong H6960B appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gather2
- wait1
First verses
- Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- Isaiah 60:9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.