H2442 · חָכָה
châkâh · khaw-kaw' · wait
H2442 (châkâh, pronounced khaw-kaw') is the Hebrew word חָכָה in Strong’s dictionary: properly, to adhere to. It appears 14 times in 13 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- חָכָה (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- châkâh
- Pronunciation
- khaw-kaw'
- Derivation
- a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
- Definition
- properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
- Rendered in the KJV
- long, tarry, wait.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
14 occurrences in 13 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “wait” ×2
- “I will wait” ×1
- “and wait” ×1
- “delay” ×1
- “had waited” ×1
- “he who waits” ×1
- “longs” ×1
- “on behalf of those who wait for Him” ×1
By book
2 Kings 2 · Job 2 · Psalms 2 · Isaiah 3 · Daniel 1 · Hosea 1 · Habakkuk 1 · Zephaniah 1