6960a – קָוָה (qavah)

to await

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	קָוָה (qavah)
Pronunciation:	qa-va    Listen
Gematria:	111(100 + 6 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	46 times in OT

Description

1) to wait, look for, hope, expect
1a) (Qal) waiting (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wait or look eagerly for
1b2) to lie in wait for
1b3) to wait for, linger for

Synonyms

קָוָה	qavah		H6960a	(46 ggr)	to await
חוּל	chol		H2342a	(58 ggr)	to twist
חִיל	chil		H2342b	(2 ggr)	be firm
חָכָה	chachah		H2442	(14 ggr)	to wait
יָחַל	jachal		H3176	(40 ggr)	to wait
שָׂבַר	savar		H7663b	(6 ggr)	to await

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with qavah as root:

קֹוֶה	Qoveh	H4723a	Kue
מִקְוֶה	miqveh	H4723b	hope
מִקְוֶה	miqveh	H4723c	collection
קַו	qav	H6957a	cord
קֶוֶה	qeveh	H6961	line
תִּקְוָה	tiqvah	H8615a	cord

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word qavah was translated to the following:

ἀναμένω	anemeno	G0362	wait for
ἐγγίζω	eggizo	G1448	draw nigh
ἐλπίζω	elpizo	G1679	trust
ἐπέχω	epecho	G1907	mark
μένω	meno	G3306	abide
πείθω	peitho	G3982	persuade
περιμένω	perimeno	G4037	wait for
προσδοκάω	prosdokao	G4328	look for
συνάγω	sunago	G4863	gather
ὑπομένω	hupomeno	G5278	endure

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