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Strong H6960H6960Aקָוָה

to await

One of the 2 senses of Strong H6960

Transliteration
qâvâh
Pronunciation
kaw-vaw'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

STEP sense: to await

Exact lexical definition: wait for

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ קָוָה ] vb . wait for Qal those waiting for Pi . wait , or look eagerly , for lie in wait for wait (linger) for

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 H6960A appears in 42 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • wait25
  • look13
  • let2
  • looketh1
  • patiently1
  • tarrieth1

First verses

  1. Genesis 49:18
    I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
  2. Job 3:9
    Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
  3. Job 6:19
    The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
  4. Job 7:2
    As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
  5. Job 17:13
    If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
  6. Job 30:26
    When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
  7. Psalms 25:3
    Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
  8. Psalms 25:5
    Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
  9. Psalms 25:21
    Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
  10. Psalms 27:14
    Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
  11. Psalms 37:9
    For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
  12. Psalms 37:34
    Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
  13. Psalms 39:7
    And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
  14. Psalms 40:1
    I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
  15. Psalms 52:9
    I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
  16. Psalms 56:6
    They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
  17. Psalms 69:6
    Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
  18. Psalms 69:20
    Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
  19. Psalms 119:95
    The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
  20. Psalms 130:5
    I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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