Word

יָחַל

yâchal · H3176 · Hebrew · 42 occurrences

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Meanings

to wait

Action by which humans delay action until the right moment, with a certain amount of confidence that this moment will actually come

Examples
Genesis 8:12 Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.
1 Samuel 10:8 “And you shall go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will be coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and inform you of what you should do.”
1 Samuel 13:8 Now he waited for seven days, until the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.
to hope for

Literally: to wait; hence: state in which humans are confident that their longing will be fulfilled

Examples
2 Kings 6:33 While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, “Behold, this evil is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
Isaiah 42:4 “He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
Isaiah 51:5 “My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And they will wait expectantly for My arm.
to wait patiently

Literally: to wait; hence: action in which humans have the ability to exercise patience and defer action

Examples
Job 6:11 “What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

42 occurrences in 8 groups

Not stated: I 19
Not stated: you (one person) 7
Not stated: he, she or it 5
Not stated: they 4
Not stated (participle) 4
אִיcoast 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

נִיme 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

32 occurrences in 19 groups

לto/for+ דָּבָרword, thing, matter 6
לto/for+ אֱלֹהִיםGod, gods 5
Other words · 17 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22

With adverbsAdverbs

7 occurrences in 5 groups

עוֹדstill, again, yet 3
לֹאnot 2
כֵּןthus 1
עַתָּהnow 1
תָּמִידalways 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

רָאָהto see 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

כlike/as 1
לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

ἐλπίζω elpízō · G1679 · to hope, to hope for, hope: Greek ἐλπίζω renders Hebrew יָחַל where the Hebrew verb's sense of "hope" or "wait in expectation" corresponds to the Greek range of expectation and assurance, so the two are direct translation equivalents in the Septuagint.

Semantic domains 3 entries

Non-Engage002003003012: יָחַל describes waiting or tarrying rather than acting, as Noah 'waited another seven days' before sending the dove out again (Genesis 8:10, 12).
Confident002001002003: יָחַל denotes hoping or waiting expectantly, illustrated at 1 Samuel 10:8 ("you will wait") and 2 Samuel 18:14 ("I will wait") — a genuine sense of anticipating a future outcome with trust.
Patient002001002020: יָחַל frequently describes patient endurance while waiting, as Saul was told to wait seven days at Gilgal for Samuel's arrival (1 Samuel 10:8; 13:8).

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

יָחַלyâchal · H3176תּוֹחֶלֶת tôwcheleth · H8431 · hope · 6×יָחִיל yâchîyl · H3175 · waiting · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3176. yachal [יָחַל] verb Niph`al wait; Pi`el await (compare Late Hebrew יִחוּל…

H3176. yachal
[יָחַל] verb Niph`al wait;
Pi`el await (compare Late Hebrew יִחוּל expectation); —
Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נוֺחֲלָה Eze 19:5 (yet see below); Imperfect וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל Gen 8:12 + 1Sa 13:18 Kt (see Dr; Qr Hiph`il וַיּוֺחֶל); — wait: Gen 8:12 and he waited yet seven days; so 1Sa 13:18 Kt; of Israel under figure of lioness, תִּקְוָתָהּ אָֽבְדָה נוֺחֲלָה כִּי וַתֵּרֶא Eze 19:5 when she saw that her hope tarried, was lost (but dubious; Sm compare Aramaic be weak, whence perhaps sink down; Hi (perhaps after ᵐ5) לָהּ נִדַּח כִּי that he was thrust away from her; Co plausibly נוֺאֲלָה that she had acted foolishly).
Pi`el Perfect2masculine singular suffix יִחַלְתָּ֑נִי Psa 119:49; Psa 119:1singular יִחָ֑לְתִּי Psa 119:48 Psa 119:4t. Psalm 119; 3masculine plural יִחֲלוּ Job 29:23; Eze 13:6; יִחֵ֑לּוּ Job 29:21; Job 29:1plural יִחַלְנוּ Psa 33:22; Imperfect יְיַחֵל Mic 5:6; אֲיַחֵל Job 6:11 Job 6:3t.; אֲיַחֲלָה Job 30:26; יְיַחֵ֑לוּ Isa 42:4; יְיַחֵלוּן Isa 51:5; Imperative יַחֵל Psa 130:7; Psa 131:3;Participle מְיַחֵל Psa 69:4; מְיַחֲלִים Psalm 31:25 Psa 31:2t.; —
1 wait, tarry for, followed by לְ Mic 5:6 (of rain, || יְקַוֶּה); so Mic 1:12 according to We, who reads יִחֲלָה (Perfect) for חָלָה; absolute wait Job 14:14.
2 wait for = hope for, followed by לְ Isa 42:4; Job 29:21, Job 29:23; Job 30:25 (|| קִוֵּיתִי), Psalm 31:25; Psa 33:18; Psa 33:22; Psa 69:4; Psa 119:43; Psa 119:74; Psa 119:81; Psa 119:114; Psa 119:147; Psa 147:11; followed by ל infinitive ׳ויח דָּבָר לְקַיֵּם Eze 13:6; followed by אֶל Isa 51:5; Psa 130:7; Psa 131:3; absolute hope, Job 6:11; Job 13:15; Psa 71:14.
3 causative make to hope Psa 119:49 (suffix person).
Hiph`il Perfect הוֺתַ֫לְתִּי Job 32:11, etc.; וְהוֺחַ֫לְתִּי (consecutive, see Hi De2 Dr§:§ 106, 119r) Job 32:16; Imperfect וַיּ֫וֺחֶל 1Sa 13:8 Qr; 2 masculine singular תּוֺחֵל 1Sa 10:8; אוֺחִיל 2Ki 6:33; Lam 3:21, Lam 3:24; אוֺתִּ֫ילָה Jer 4:19 Qr (Kt אָחוּלָה), Mic 7:7; אֹחִילָה 2Sa 18:14; — wait, tarry, absolute (properly shew a waiting attitude): 1Sa 10:8 (followed by בּוֺאִי עַד), 1Sa 13:8 (Qr; compare Niph`al); 2Sa 18:14; Job 32:18; Jer 4:19 (but see חול); wait for, hope for (as
Pi`el), followed by לְ 2Ki 6:33; Mic 7:7; Lam 3:24; Job 32:11; Psa 38:16; Psa 42:6; Psalm 42:12; Psa 43:5; Psa 130:5 (|| קִוִּיתִי); absolute hope, Lam 3:21.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0