Strong's Hebrew · H2442
חָכָה
châkâh · khaw-kaw'
long, tarry, wait.
Definition
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
Derivation
a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
Appears 14 times in Scripture
“Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!””
“Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.”
“From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.”
“I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.”
“who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,”
“Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.”
“Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.”
“Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.””
“Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).