King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H6960
Transliteration: qavah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-vaw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to wait for
Meaning: to bind together, collect, to expect
Word Summary
qavah: to wait for
Original Word: קָוָהTransliteration: qavah
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-vaw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to wait for
Meaning: to bind together, collect, to expect
Strong's Concordance
gather together, look, patiently, tarry, wait for, on, upon A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. Collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6960. qavah
I. [קָוָה] verb wait for (probably originally twist, stretch, then of tension of enduring, waiting: Assyrian ‡ûû II, I. wait, ‡û, cord; Arabic be strong, strength, also strand of rope; Syriac endure, remain, await, threads, so קַוִּין ᵑ7 spider's threads, web); —
Qal Participle plural those waiting for (׳י): construct י ׳קוֵי Psalm 37:9; so Isaiah 40:31 van d. H., and Kt Baer Gi (Qr קוֺיֵי); suffix קִוָ֑י 49:23, קֹוֶיךָ Psalm 25:3; 69:7; קִוָיו Lamentations 3:35 Qr (Kt קוו, i.e. קֹווֺ).
Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular קִוְּתָה Psalm 130:5; 1singular קִוִּיתִי Genesis 49:18 5t., קִוֵּיתִי Isaiah 5:4, ׳וְק consecutive 8:17; suffix קִוִּיתִיךָ Psalm 25:21; 3plural קִוּוּ 56:7 +, etc.; Imperfect יְקַוֶּה Micah 5:6; Job 7:2, jussive יְקַו 3:9, וַיְקַו Isaiah 5:2, 7, etc.; Imperative masculine singular קַוֵּה Hosea 12:7 +; Infinitive absolute קַוֺה Psalm 40:2, קַוֵּה Jeremiah 8:15; 14:19; —
1 wait, or look eagerly, for, with ל of thing Isaiah 5:7; 59:9, 11; Jeremiah 8:15; 13:16; 14:19; Job 3:9; 6:19; לִישׁוּעָֽתְךָ Genesis 49:18; with accusative of thing Lamentations 2:16 (suffix), Job 7:2; 30:26; Psalm 39:8; object of thing omitted Isaiah 64:2; followed by infinitive 5:2, 4; Psalm 69:21; absolute Job 17:13; with accusative ׳י Isaiah 26:8 (suffix), Psalm 25:5; 25:21 (suffix), 40:2 (+ infinitive absolute), 130:5, accusative omitted 130:5, accusative שִׁמְךָ Psalm 52:11 (but read probably אֲחַוֶּה, Hi Che Bae and others, see חוה); with ל of ׳י Isaiah 8:17; 25:9 (twice in verse); 33:2; 60:9 (but read probably יִקָּווּ צִיִּים ships shall gather (II. קוה), so Du CheHpt Di-Kit Marti, compare Skinner (also Luzz Gei Oort), Jeremiah 14:22; Proverbs 20:22; with אֶלאֱֿלֹהִים Hosea 12:7, ׳אֶליֿ Isaiah 51:5; Psalm 27:14 (twice in verse); 37:34.
2 lie in wait for, followed by נַפְשִׁי Psalm 56:7; followed by ל person 119:95 (+ infinitive purpose).
3 wait (linger) for with ל of man Micah 5:6 ("" יְיַחֵל).
II. [קָוָה] verb collect (Late Hebrew Hiph`il collect); —
Niph`al be collected, Perfect3plural וְנִקְווּ consecutive Jeremiah 3:17 (of nations); Imperfect3masculine plural יִקָּווּ Genesis 1:9 (P; of waters; both with אֶל location); so probably of ships (with ל person) Isaiah 60:9 (for יְקַוּוּ ᵑ0), see I. קזה
Pi`el 1.