H2442 חָכָה
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 14 KJV occurrences
חָכָה
châkâh · khaw-kaw'
Definition
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
KJV Renderings
long, tarry, wait.
Derivation / Etymology
a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 14)
- 2 Kings 7:9Then 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 9:3Then 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 32:4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
- Psalms 106:13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
- Isaiah 30:18¶ 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.
- Isaiah 30:18¶ 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 12:12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
- Habakkuk 2:3For 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.