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
ᵑ7 קַוִּין spider's
threads, web); —
Qal Participle plural those waiting for (׳י): construct ׳קוֵי י Psalm 37:9; so Isaiah 40:31 van d. H., and Kt Baer Gi (Qr קוֺיֵי); suffix קִוָ֑י Isaiah 49:23, קֹוֶיךָ Psalm 25:3; Psalm 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 Isaiah 8:17; suffix קִוִּיתִיךָ Psalm 25:21; 3plural קִוּוּ Psalm 56:7 +, etc.; Imperfect יְקַוֶּה Micah 5:6; Job 7:2, jussive יְקַו Job 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; Jeremiah 14:19; —
1 wait, or look eagerly, for, with ל of thing Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 59:9,11; Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 13:16; Jeremiah 14:19; Job 3:9; Job 6:19; לִישׁוּעָֽתְךָ Genesis 49:18; with accusative of thing Lamentations 2:16 (suffix), Job 7:2; Job 30:26; Psalm 39:8; object of thing omitted Isaiah 64:2; followed by infinitive Isaiah 5:2,4; Psalm 69:21; absolute Job 17:13; with accusative ׳י Isaiah 26:8 (suffix), Psalm 25:5; Psalm 25:21 (suffix), Psalm 40:2 (+ infinitive absolute), Psalm 130:5, accusative omitted Psalm 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; Isaiah 25:9 (twice in verse); Isaiah 33:2; Isaiah 60:9 (but read probably צִיִּים יִקָּווּ 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); Psalm 37:34.
2 lie in wait for, followed by נַפְשִׁי Psalm 56:7; followed by ל person Psalm 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 ᵑ0 יְקַוּוּ), see I. קזה
Pi`el 1.
Strong's Hebrew: 6960. קָוָה (qavah) — 49 Occurrences
Genesis 1:9
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת
NAS: the heavens be gathered into one
KJV: under the heaven be gathered together unto
INT: said God be gathered the waters Thahash
Genesis 49:18
HEB: לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖ קִוִּ֥יתִי יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: For Your salvation I wait, O LORD.
KJV: I have waited for thy salvation,
INT: your salvation wait LORD
Job 3:9
HEB: כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־ לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן
NAS: be darkened; Let it wait for light
KJV: thereof be dark; let it look for light,
INT: the stars twilight wait light have
Job 6:19
HEB: הֲלִיכֹ֥ת שְׁ֝בָ֗א קִוּוּ־ לָֽמוֹ׃
NAS: The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
KJV: of Sheba waited for them.
INT: the travelers of Sheba hoped
Job 7:2
HEB: צֵ֑ל וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר יְקַוֶּ֥ה פָעֳלֽוֹ׃
NAS: And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
KJV: and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:
INT: the shade A hired eagerly his wages
Job 17:13
HEB: אִם־ אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתִ֑י
NAS: If I look for Sheol as my home,
KJV: If I wait, the grave [is] mine house:
INT: If look Sheol my home
Job 30:26
HEB: כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע
NAS: When I expected good, then evil
KJV: When I looked for good, then evil
INT: When good expected came evil
Psalm 25:3
HEB: גַּ֣ם כָּל־ קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ
NAS: none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
KJV: Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
INT: Indeed who wait not will be ashamed
Psalm 25:5
HEB: יִשְׁעִ֑י אוֹתְךָ֥ קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: of my salvation; For You I wait all
KJV: of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
INT: of my salvation for wait all the day
Psalm 25:21
HEB: יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃
NAS: preserve me, For I wait for You.
KJV: preserve me; for I wait on thee.
INT: preserve for wait
Psalm 27:14
HEB: קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־ יְה֫וָ֥ה
NAS: Wait for the LORD; Be strong
KJV: Wait on the LORD: be of good courage,
INT: Wait for the LORD
Psalm 27:14
HEB: וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.
KJV: thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
INT: take your heart wait for the LORD
Psalm 37:9
HEB: מְ֭רֵעִים יִכָּרֵת֑וּן וְקֹוֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּה
NAS: will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD,
KJV: shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD,
INT: evildoers will be cut wait the LORD they
Psalm 37:34
HEB: קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל־ יְהוָ֨ה ׀
NAS: Wait for the LORD and keep
KJV: Wait on the LORD, and keep
INT: Wait for the LORD
Psalm 39:7
HEB: וְעַתָּ֣ה מַה־ קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑י תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י
NAS: for what do I wait? My hope
KJV: And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope
INT: and now what wait Lord my hope
Psalm 40:1
HEB: לְדָוִ֥ד מִזְמֽוֹר׃ קַוֹּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: For the choir director. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently
KJV: I waited patiently for the LORD;
INT: of David A Psalm waited patiently the LORD
Psalm 40:1
HEB: מִזְמֽוֹר׃ קַוֹּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥ט
NAS: For the choir director. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD;
KJV: I waited patiently for the LORD;
INT: A Psalm waited patiently the LORD inclined
Psalm 52:9
HEB: כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַאֲקַוֶּ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֥ כִֽי־
NAS: You have done [it], And I will wait on Your name,
KJV: because thou hast done [it]: and I will wait on thy name;
INT: because have done will wait your name because
Psalm 56:6
HEB: יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר קִוּ֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: my steps, As they have waited [to take] my life.
KJV: my steps, when they wait for my soul.
INT: watch as they have waited my life
Psalm 69:6
HEB: יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ בִ֨י ׀ קֹוֶיךָ֮ אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֗ה
NAS: May those who wait for You not be ashamed
KJV: Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord
INT: not be ashamed wait Lord GOD
Psalm 69:20
HEB: לִבִּ֗י וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָנ֣וּד וָאַ֑יִן
NAS: and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy,
KJV: and I am full of heaviness: and I looked [for some] to take pity,
INT: my heart sick looked sympathy there
Psalm 119:95
HEB: לִ֤י קִוּ֣וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִי
NAS: The wicked wait for me to destroy
KJV: The wicked have waited for me to destroy
INT: wait the wicked to destroy
Psalm 130:5
HEB: קִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֭הוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה
NAS: I wait for the LORD, my soul
KJV: I wait for the LORD, my soul
INT: wait the LORD wait
Psalm 130:5
HEB: קִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֭הוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י וְֽלִדְבָר֥וֹ
NAS: my soul does wait, And in His word
KJV: my soul doth wait, and in his word
INT: wait the LORD wait my soul his word
Proverbs 20:22
HEB: אֲשַׁלְּמָה־ רָ֑ע קַוֵּ֥ה לַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וְיֹ֣שַֽׁע
NAS: evil; Wait for the LORD,
KJV: evil; [but] wait on the LORD,
INT: will repay evil Wait the LORD will save
Isaiah 5:2
HEB: חָצֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ וַיְקַ֛ו לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עֲנָבִ֖ים
NAS: out a wine vat in it; Then He expected [it] to produce
KJV: a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth
INT: A wine hewed expected produce grapes
Isaiah 5:4
HEB: בּ֑וֹ מַדּ֧וּעַ קִוֵּ֛יתִי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עֲנָבִ֖ים
NAS: in it? Why, when I expected [it] to produce
KJV: in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth
INT: done Why expected produce grapes
Isaiah 5:7
HEB: נְטַ֖ע שַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יו וַיְקַ֤ו לְמִשְׁפָּט֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה
NAS: plant. Thus He looked for justice,
KJV: plant: and he looked for judgment,
INT: plant his delightful looked justice behold
Isaiah 8:17
HEB: מִבֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ לֽוֹ׃
NAS: of Jacob; I will even look eagerly for Him.
KJV: of Jacob, and I will look for him.
INT: the house of Jacob look
Isaiah 25:9
HEB: אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ זֶ֛ה קִוִּ֥ינוּ ל֖וֹ וְיֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נוּ
NAS: is our God for whom we have waited that He might save
KJV: Lo, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save
INT: is our God this have waited save This
Isaiah 25:9
HEB: זֶ֤ה יְהוָה֙ קִוִּ֣ינוּ ל֔וֹ נָגִ֥ילָה
NAS: is the LORD for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice
KJV: us: this [is] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad
INT: This God have waited rejoice and be glad
Isaiah 26:8
HEB: מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה קִוִּינ֑וּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖
NAS: O LORD, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name,
KJV: O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire
INT: of your judgments LORD have waited your name your memory
Isaiah 33:2
HEB: חָנֵּ֖נוּ לְךָ֣ קִוִּ֑ינוּ הֱיֵ֤ה זְרֹעָם֙
NAS: be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength
KJV: be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm
INT: LORD be gracious have waited become You be their strength
Isaiah 40:31
HEB: וְקוֹיֵ֤ יְהוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ
NAS: Yet those who wait for the LORD
KJV: But they that wait upon the LORD
INT: wait the LORD will gain
Isaiah 49:23
HEB: לֹֽא־ יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ קוָֹֽי׃ ס
NAS: Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.
KJV: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
INT: not will not be put hopefully
Isaiah 51:5
HEB: אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֔וּ וְאֶל־ זְרֹעִ֖י
NAS: The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm
KJV: the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm
INT: about the coastlands will wait about my arm
Isaiah 59:9
HEB: תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּ צְדָקָ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לָאוֹר֙ וְהִנֵּה־
NAS: does not overtake us; We hope for light,
KJV: overtake us: we wait for light,
INT: overtake and righteousness hope light behold
Isaiah 59:11
HEB: הָגֹ֣ה נֶהְגֶּ֑ה נְקַוֶּ֤ה לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ וָאַ֔יִן
NAS: like doves; We hope for justice,
KJV: like doves: we look for judgment,
INT: and moan sadly hope justice there
Isaiah 60:9
HEB: לִ֣י ׀ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֗וּ וָאֳנִיּ֤וֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ֙
NAS: the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships
KJV: Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships
INT: Surely the coastlands will wait and the ships of Tarshish
Isaiah 64:3
HEB: נוֹרָא֖וֹת לֹ֣א נְקַוֶּ֑ה יָרַ֕דְתָּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
NAS: awesome things which we did not expect, You came down,
KJV: terrible things [which] we looked not for, thou camest down,
INT: awesome did not expect came your presence
Jeremiah 3:17
HEB: כִּסֵּ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְנִקְוּ֨וּ אֵלֶ֧יהָ כָֽל־
NAS: the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem,
KJV: and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name
INT: the Throne of the LORD will be gathered about all manner
Jeremiah 8:15
HEB: קַוֵּ֥ה לְשָׁל֖וֹם וְאֵ֣ין
NAS: [We] waited for peace, but no
KJV: We looked for peace, but no good
INT: waited peace no
Jeremiah 13:16
HEB: הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאוֹר֙ וְשָׂמָ֣הּ
NAS: mountains, And while you are hoping for light
KJV: mountains, and, while ye look for light,
INT: mountains the dusky are hoping light makes
Jeremiah 14:19
HEB: לָ֖נוּ מַרְפֵּ֑א קַוֵּ֤ה לְשָׁלוֹם֙ וְאֵ֣ין
NAS: healing? [We] waited for peace,
KJV: us, and [there is] no healing for us? we looked for peace,
INT: are beyond of healing looked peace nothing
Jeremiah 14:22
HEB: יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּ֨נְקַוֶּה־ לָּ֔ךְ כִּֽי־
NAS: our God? Therefore we hope in You, For You are the one who has done
KJV: our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made
INT: Jehovah angels gather for who
Lamentations 2:16
HEB: זֶ֥ה הַיּ֛וֹם שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּ מָצָ֥אנוּ רָאִֽינוּ׃
NAS: for which we waited; We have reached
KJV: this [is] the day that we looked for; we have found,
INT: this is the day waited have reached have seen
Lamentations 3:25
HEB: ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקֹוָ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃
NAS: is good to those who wait for Him, To the person
KJV: [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul
INT: is good the LORD wait to the person seeks
Hosea 12:6
HEB: וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל־ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
NAS: and justice, And wait for your God
KJV: and judgment, and wait on thy God
INT: and justice Observe and wait for your God
Micah 5:7
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־ יְקַוֶּה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְלֹ֥א
NAS: Which do not wait for man
KJV: upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man,
INT: Which not wait man Or
be strong, 
strength, also strand of rope; Syriac 
endure, remain, await, 
threads, so ᵑ7 קַוִּין spider's threads, web); —