חָכָה
châkâh · khaw-kaw'
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
- properly, to adhere to
- hence, to await
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: long, tarry, wait.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the open hand that covers › to reveal, behold
To separate and protect of the open hand that covers that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָכָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- wait2 · 14%
- if we tarry1 · 7%
- and tarry1 · 7%
- which long1 · 7%
- had waited1 · 7%
- waiteth1 · 7%
- they waited1 · 7%
- and i will wait1 · 7%
- are all they that wait1 · 7%
- for him that waiteth1 · 7%
- is he that waiteth1 · 7%
- of robbers wait1 · 7%
- therefore wait1 · 7%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.