Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to wait
Usage: 1) to wait, wait for, await 1a) (Qal) to wait for 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, tarry 1b2) to wait (in ambush) 1b3) to wait for, long for
Strong's Number
H2442
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
8
Strong's H2442 Quick Answer
Strong's H2442 חָכָה (chakah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chakah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. (properly) to adhere to 2. (hence) to await It has 13 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include tarry and long. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chakah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. (properly) to adhere to 2. (hence) to await
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- tarry and long
Meaning and Definition
chakah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. (properly) to adhere to 2. (hence) to await [a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 through the idea of piercing)] KJV: long, tarry, wait. Root(s): H2707
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2442. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2442 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chakah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
tarry
2 Kings 7:9
3×
long
Job 3:21
How Strong's H2442 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2442 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2442 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2442.
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2442, grouped by book.
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2442 FAQ
What does chakah (חָכָה) mean?
Chakah (Strong's H2442) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wait". chakah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. (properly) to adhere to 2. (hence) to await
How many times is chakah (חָכָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H2442 across 8 books.
Where can I study chakah (חָכָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2442 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chakah (חָכָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as tarry and long. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.