Hebrew word · H6960
קָוָה
kaveh
to await
Appears 49 times in 45 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Genesis · 2
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Genesis 1:9 יִקָּו֨וּ let them gather
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
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Genesis 49:18 קִוִּ֥יתִי I wait eagerly
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Job · 5
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Job 3:9 יְקַו־ let it wait
May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
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Job 6:19 קִוּוּ־ they look eagerly
The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
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Job 7:2 יְקַוֶּ֥ה [who] he longs for
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
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Job 17:13 אֲ֭קַוֶּה I will hope for
If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
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Job 30:26 קִ֭וִּיתִי I waited for
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
Psalms · 17
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Psalm 25:3 קֹ֭וֶיךָ [those who] wait for you
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
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Psalm 25:5 קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי I have waited for
Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
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Psalm 25:21 קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ I have waited for you
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
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Psalm 27:14 קַוֵּ֗ה וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה wait, and wait
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
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Psalm 37:9 וְקֹוֵ֥י and [those who] wait for
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
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Psalm 37:34 קַוֵּ֤ה wait
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
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Psalm 39:7 קִּוִּ֣יתִי do I wait for
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
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Psalm 40:1 קַוֹּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי certainly <to wait>, I waited for
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
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Psalm 52:9 וַאֲקַוֶּ֖ה and I may wait for
I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
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Psalm 56:6 קִוּ֥וּ they have waited for
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
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Psalm 69:6 קֹוֶיךָ֮ [those who] wait for you
May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
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Psalm 69:20 וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה and I waited
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
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Psalm 119:95 קִוּ֣וּ they have waited
The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
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Psalm 130:5 קִוִּ֣יתִי קִוְּתָ֣ה I wait for, it waits
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Proverbs · 1
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Proverbs 20:22 קַוֵּ֥ה wait
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Isaiah · 15
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Isaiah 5:2 וַיְקַ֛ו and he waited
He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
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Isaiah 5:4 קִוֵּ֛יתִי did I wait
What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?
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Isaiah 5:7 וַיְקַ֤ו and he waited
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
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Isaiah 8:17 וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ and I will wait eagerly
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
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Isaiah 25:9 קִוִּ֥ינוּ קִוִּ֣ינוּ we have waited
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
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Isaiah 26:8 קִוִּינ֑וּךָ we have waited for you
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
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Isaiah 33:2 קִוִּ֑ינוּ we have waited
O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
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Isaiah 40:31 וְקוֹיֵ֤ and [those who] wait for
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
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Isaiah 49:23 קוָֹֽי׃ ס [those who] wait for me
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
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Isaiah 51:5 יְקַוּ֔וּ they will wait
My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
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Isaiah 59:9 נְקַוֶּ֤ה we wait eagerly
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
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Isaiah 59:11 נְקַוֶּ֤ה we wait eagerly
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
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Isaiah 60:9 יְקַוּ֗וּ they will wait
Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
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Isaiah 64:3 נְקַוֶּ֑ה we were looking for
When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
Jeremiah · 5
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Jeremiah 3:17 וְנִקְוּ֨וּ and they will be collected
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
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Jeremiah 8:15 קַוֵּ֥ה we waited eagerly
We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
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Jeremiah 13:16 וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם and you will wait
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
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Jeremiah 14:19 קַוֵּ֤ה we waited eagerly
Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
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Jeremiah 14:22 וּ֨נְקַוֶּה־ so we may wait eagerly
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Lamentations · 2
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Lamentations 2:16 שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּ that we have waited for it
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
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Lamentations 3:25 לְקוָֹ֔יו to [those who] wait for him
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Hosea · 1
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Hosea 12:6 וְקַוֵּ֥ה and wait
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
Micah · 1
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Micah 5:7 יְקַוֶּה֙ it waits
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
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