קָוָהqâvâh
קָוָה: wait for
Pronunciation: kaw-vaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6960
Meanings
Qal: those waiting for (Psalms 37:9; Isaiah 40:31; Isaiah 49:23)
Pi`el
1. wait, or look eagerly, for (Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 59:9; Isaiah 59:11)
2. lie in wait for (Psalms 56:7; Psalms 119:95)
3. wait (linger) for (Micah 5:6)
קָוָה: collect
Niph`al: see I. קזה Pi`el 1 (Jeremiah 3:17; Genesis 1:9; Isaiah 60:9)
Same root
- מִקְוֶהmiqveh · H4723something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
- קַוqav · H6957a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
- קָוֶהqâveh · H6961a (measuring) cord (as if for binding)
- תִּקְוָהtiqvâh · H8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
Where it appears
Appears 49 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
- Genesis 49:18 I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!
- Job 3:9 Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
- Job 6:19 The caravans from Tema search for this water; the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
- Job 7:2 like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid.
- Job 17:13 What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?
See every passage
- Genesis 1:9, 49:18
- Job 3:9, 6:19, 7:2, 17:13, 30:26
- Psalms 25:3, 25:5, 25:21, 27:14, 37:9, 37:34, 39:7, 40:1, 52:9, 56:6, 69:6, 69:20, 119:95, 130:5
- Proverbs 20:22
- Isaiah 5:2, 5:4, 5:7, 8:17, 25:9, 26:8, 33:2, 40:31, 49:23, 51:5, 59:9, 59:11, 60:9, 64:3
- Jeremiah 3:17, 8:15, 13:16, 14:19, 14:22
- Lamentations 2:16, 3:25
- Hosea 12:6
- Micah 5:7
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).