Strong's Hebrew · H6960
קָוָה
qâvâh · kaw-vaw'
Definitionto bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usagegather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
Occurrences49 in the KJV · 45 verses
קָוָה in Scripture
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 49:18
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Job 3:9
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Job 6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
Job 7:2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
Job 17:13
If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
Job 30:26
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me : and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Psalms 25:3
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalms 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms 37:9
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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