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Strong's Number H2442

חָכָה
chakah · khaw-kaw'
Transliteration:
chakah{khaw-kaw'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root [apparently akin to 2707 through the idea of piercing]
TWOT:
645
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
Usage in the KJV:
wait 6, tarry 2, long 1

Total: 14
Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to wait, wait for, await
    1. (Qal) to wait for
    2. (Piel)
      1. to wait, tarry
      2. to wait (in ambush)
      3. to wait for, long for
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament