יָחַלyâchal

Meanings

Same root

• יָחִילyâchîyl · H3175expectant
• יַחְלְאֵלYachlᵉʼêl · H3177Jachleel, an Israelite
• תּוֹחֶלֶתtôwcheleth · H8431expectation

Where it appears

Appears 41 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 8:12 He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back.
• 1 Samuel 10:8 Then go down to Gilgal ahead of me. I will join you there to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. You must wait for seven days until I arrive and give you further instructions.”
• 1 Samuel 13:8 Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn’t come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away.
• 2 Samuel 18:14 “Enough of this nonsense,” Joab said. Then he took three daggers and plunged them into Absalom’s heart as he dangled, still alive, in the great tree.
• 2 Kings 6:33 While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, “All this misery is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
• Job 6:11 But I don’t have the strength to endure. I have nothing to live for.