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יָחַל H3176

H3176 is the Hebrew word יָחַל, transliterated yâchal and said yaw-chal'. The King James Version most often renders it hope.

Word: יָחַלTransliteration: yâchalSaid: yaw-chal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 35 verses

What it means

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hope 10×waited 5×wait 3×tarry 2×tarried 2×within me hope 2×hoped 2×stayed 1×should i wait 1×should hope 1×yet will i trust 1×behold i waited 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.

Verses using יָחַל

All 35 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 8:12 · KJV

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

1 Samuel 10:8 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 13:8 · KJV

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.

2 Samuel 18:14 · KJV

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.

2 Kings 6:33 · KJV

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?

Job 6:11 · KJV

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

Job 13:15 · KJV

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

Job 14:14 · KJV

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

Job 29:21 · KJV

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

Job 29:23 · KJV

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Job 30:26 · KJV

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Job 32:11 · KJV

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

Job 32:16 · KJV

When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

Psalm 31:24 · KJV

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Psalm 33:18 · KJV

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Psalm 38:15 · KJV

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

Psalm 42:5 · KJV

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.

Psalm 42:11 · KJV

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.

Psalm 43:5 · KJV

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.

Psalm 69:3 · KJV

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Psalm 71:14 · KJV

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

Psalm 119:43 · KJV

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.

Psalm 119:74 · KJV

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

Psalm 119:81 · KJV

My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Psalm 119:114 · KJV

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Psalm 119:147 · KJV

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

Psalm 130:7 · KJV

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

Psalm 131:3 · KJV

Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.

Psalm 147:11 · KJV

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Isaiah 42:4 · KJV

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Jeremiah 4:19 · KJV

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Ezekiel 13:6 · KJV

They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

Ezekiel 19:5 · KJV

Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

Micah 5:7 · KJV

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Micah 7:7 · KJV

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3176 mean?

H3176 is the Hebrew word יָחַל (yâchal), meaning to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.

How is H3176 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hope (10 times), waited (5 times), wait (3 times), tarry (2 times), tarried (2 times), among others.

How many times does H3176 appear in the Bible?

יָחַל (yâchal) is tagged in 35 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3176 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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