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חָכָה H2442

H2442 is the Hebrew word חָכָה, transliterated châkâh and said khaw-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it wait.

Word: חָכָהTransliteration: châkâhSaid: khaw-kaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

properly, to adhere to; hence, to await.

Where it comes from

a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wait 3×waited 2×waiteth 2×if we tarry 1×tarry 1×long 1×robbers wait 1×therefore wait 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: long, tarry, wait.

Verses using חָכָה

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

2 Kings 7:9 · KJV

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.

2 Kings 9:3 · KJV

Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

Job 3:21 · KJV

Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Job 32:4 · KJV

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.

Psalm 33:20 · KJV

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

Psalm 106:13 · KJV

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Isaiah 8:17 · KJV

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 30:18 · KJV

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Daniel 12:12 · KJV

Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

Hosea 6:9 · KJV

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

Habakkuk 2:3 · KJV

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Zephaniah 3:8 · KJV

Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2442 mean?

H2442 is the Hebrew word חָכָה (châkâh), meaning properly, to adhere to; hence, to await.

How is H2442 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wait (3 times), waited (2 times), waiteth (2 times), if we tarry (1 time), tarry (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2442 appear in the Bible?

חָכָה (châkâh) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2442 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing).

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