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Hebrew word study

יָחַלyâchal — to wait

Pronounced “yaw-chal'”

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

Translated in the King James as: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.

Appears 40 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 10:8 1 Sam 13:8

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Kings — 1×

Job — 8×

Job 6:11 Job 13:15 Job 14:14 Job 29:21 Job 29:23 Job 30:26 Job 32:11 Job 32:16

Psalms — 19×

Psalms 31:24 Psalms 33:18 Psalms 33:22 Psalms 38:15 Psalms 42:5 Psalms 42:11 Psalms 43:5 Psalms 69:3 Psalms 71:14 Psalms 119:43 Psalms 119:49 Psalms 119:74 Psalms 119:81 Psalms 119:114 Psalms 119:147 Psalms 130:5 Psalms 130:7 Psalms 131:3 Psalms 147:11

Isaiah — 2×

Isaiah 42:4 Isaiah 51:5

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 3:21 Lam 3:24

Ezekiel — 2×

Ezekiel 13:6 Ezekiel 19:5

Micah — 2×

Micah 5:7 Micah 7:7

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.