קָוָה
qâvâh · H6960 · Hebrew · 49 occurrences
Meanings
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to look for, to wait for, to hope for
State in which humans are confident that their longing will be fulfilled
ExamplesGenesis 49:18 “For Your salvation I wait, LORD.
Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
Isaiah 5:2 He dug it all around, cleared it of stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it, And also carved out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones.
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to be gathered
Process by which humans or substances come together in one place for a common purpose
ExamplesGenesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
Jeremiah 3:17 “At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of the LORD,’ and all the nations will assemble at it, at Jerusalem, for the name of the LORD; and they will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil heart.
How it’s used In 8 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 13 groups
- Not stated: I 11
- Not stated: we 10
- Not stated: you (one person) 6
- Not stated: he, she or it 5
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
12 occurrences in 9 groups
- ךָּyou 3
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בַּיִתhouse, household 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
28 occurrences in 21 groups
- אֵלto, toward+ יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 3
- לto/for+ אוֹרlight 3
- לto/for+ וֹhim 3
- Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22
With adverbsAdverbs
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- לֹאnot 2
- תָּמִידalways 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
6 occurrences in 4 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 2
- ךָּyou 2
- יmy 1
- הוּhis 1
What it doesIt is the subject
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- בּוּשׁto be ashamed, to be put to shame 3
- חָלַףto come up 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 2 words
- ἀναμένω anaménō · G362 · to await, to wait for
- Greek ἀναμένω represents a strengthened form (ἀνα- prefix intensifying the base waiting sense) that specifically denotes patient expectation or awaiting, directly rendering the 'wait (for, on, upon)' component of Hebrew קָוָה's semantic range with emphasis on the patient/expectant quality inherent in both terms.
- ὑπομένω hypoménō · G5278 · to resist, to hold one’s ground, to not be moved
- Greek ὑπομένω emphasizes patient endurance or remaining steadfast under trial, while Hebrew קָוָה focuses on hopeful expectation or waiting for something/someone (often YHWH); the overlap occurs in contexts where patient waiting involves enduring difficulty, but קָוָה's core is anticipatory hope rather than steadfast endurance.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Wish002004002001001
- The word means to wait for or hope for, illustrated by Jacob's declaration "For Your salvation I wait, LORD" (Genesis 49:18) and the hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages (Job 7:2).
- Confident002001002003
- The same waiting-in-hope citations carry a confident expectation, illustrated by the traveler's hoped-for caravans (Job 6:19) and waiting expectantly for the dawn (Job 3:9).
- Gather002003002013
- The word can also mean to gather together, illustrated by the waters being gathered into one place at creation (Genesis 1:9).
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6960. qavah I. [קָוָה] verb wait for (probably originally twist, stretch, then of…
I. [קָוָה] verb wait for (probably originally twist, stretch, then of tension of enduring, waiting: Assyrian ‡ûû II, I. wait, ‡û, cord; Arabic be strong, strength, also strand of rope; Syriac endure, remain, await, threads, so קַוִּין ᵑ7 spider's threads, web); —
Qal Participle plural those waiting for (׳י): construct י ׳קוֵי Psa 37:9; so Isa 40:31 van d. H., and Kt Baer Gi (Qr קוֺיֵי); suffix קִוָ֑י Isa 49:23, קֹוֶיךָ Psa 25:3; Psa 69:7; קִוָיו Lam 3:35 Qr (Kt קוו, i.e. קֹווֺ).
Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular קִוְּתָה Psa 130:5; Psa 130:1singular קִוִּיתִי Gen 49:18 Gen 49:5t., קִוֵּיתִי Isa 5:4, ׳וְק consecutive Isa 8:17; suffix קִוִּיתִיךָ Psa 25:21; Psa 25:3plural קִוּוּ Psa 56:7 +, etc.; Imperfect יְקַוֶּה Mic 5:6; Job 7:2, jussive יְקַו Job 3:9, וַיְקַו Isa 5:2, Isa 5:7, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קַוֵּה Hos 12:7 +; Infinitive absolute קַוֺה Psa 40:2, קַוֵּה Jer 8:15; Jer 14:19; —
1 wait, or look eagerly, for, with ל of thing Isa 5:7; Isa 59:9, Isa 59:11; Jer 8:15; Jer 13:16; Jer 14:19; Job 3:9; Job 6:19; לִישׁוּעָֽתְךָ Gen 49:18; with accusative of thing Lam 2:16 (suffix), Job 7:2; Job 30:26; Psa 39:8; object of thing omitted Isa 64:2; followed by infinitive Isa 5:2, Isa 5:4; Psa 69:21; absolute Job 17:13; with accusative ׳י Isa 26:8 (suffix), Psa 25:5; Psa 25:21 (suffix), Psa 40:2 (+ infinitive absolute), Psa 130:5, accusative omitted Psa 130:5, accusative שִׁמְךָ Psalm 52:11 (but read probably אֲחַוֶּה, Hi Che Bae and others, see חוה); with ל of ׳י Isa 8:17; Isa 25:9 (twice in verse); Isa 33:2; Isa 60:9 (but read probably יִקָּווּ צִיִּים ships shall gather (II. קוה), so Du CheHpt Di-Kit Marti, compare Skinner (also Luzz Gei Oort), Jer 14:22; Pro 20:22; with אֶלאֱֿלֹהִים Hos 12:7, ׳אֶליֿ Isa 51:5; Psa 27:14 (twice in verse); Psa 37:34.
2 lie in wait for, followed by נַפְשִׁי Psa 56:7; followed by ל person Psa 119:95 (+ infinitive purpose).
3 wait (linger) for with ל of man Mic 5:6 (|| יְיַחֵל).
II. [קָוָה] verb collect (Late Hebrew Hiph`il collect); —
Niph`al be collected, Perfect3plural וְנִקְווּ consecutive Jer 3:17 (of nations); Imperfect3masculine plural יִקָּווּ Gen 1:9 (P; of waters; both with אֶל location); so probably of ships (with ל person) Isa 60:9 (for יְקַוּוּ ᵑ0), see I. קזה
Pi`el 1.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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