Strong's Hebrew · H2442
חָכָה
châkâh · khaw-kaw'
Definitionproperly, to adhere to; hence, to await
Derivationa primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
KJV usagelong, tarry, wait.
Occurrences14 in the KJV · 13 verses
חָכָה in Scripture
2 Kings 7:9
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
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
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Job 32:4
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Psalms 33:20
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Psalms 106:13
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Isaiah 8:17
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
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 64:4
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Daniel 12:12
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
Hosea 6:9
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
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.
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