Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
KJV Usage: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יָחַל (ya.chal) — to wait: wait. : wait[for_time] 1) to wait, hope, expect 1a) (Niphal) to wait 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, await, tarry 1b2) to wait for, hope for 1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for Also means: ya.chal (יָחַל ": hope" H3176H)
יָחַל (ya.chal) — to wait: hope. : hope/trust 1) to wait, hope, expect 1a) (Niphal) to wait 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, await, tarry 1b2) to wait for, hope for 1c) (Hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · יָחִיל · תֹּוחֶלֶת
Non-Engage | verb hif, verb pi, verb nif
to wait = action by which humans delay action until the right moment, with a certain amount of confidence that this moment will actually come
GEN 8:12 · 1SA 10:8 · 1SA 13:8 · 2SA 18:14 · JOB 14:14 · JOB 29:21 · JOB 29:23 · JOB 32:11 · JOB 32:16
Confident | verb pi | ≈ קוה
to hope for literally: to wait; hence: = state in which humans are confident that their longing will be fulfilled
2KI 6:33 · JOB 13:15 · JOB 30:26 · PSA 31:25 · PSA 33:18 · PSA 33:22 · PSA 38:16 · PSA 42:6 · PSA 42:12 · PSA 43:5 · PSA 69:4 · PSA 71:14 · PSA 119:43 · PSA 119:49 · PSA 119:74 · PSA 119:81 · PSA 119:114 · PSA 119:147 · PSA 130:5 · PSA 130:7 · PSA 131:3 · PSA 147:11 · ISA 42:4 · ISA 51:5 · LAM 3:21 · LAM 3:24 · EZK 13:6 · EZK 19:5 · MIC 5:6 · MIC 7:7
Patient | verb pi | ≈ ארך נֶפֶשׁ
to wait patiently literally: to wait; hence: = action in which humans have the ability to exercise patience and defer action
1 JER 4:19 MT-K אחולה (from חיל) | MT-Q אֹוחִילָה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[יָחַל] vb. Niph. wait; Pi. await Niph. wait
Pi. wait, tarry for
wait for = hope for
Hiph. wait, tarry
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