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1 Samuel 13:8

“And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָחַלyâchal · yaw-chal'
H3176 · Hebrew
Definition
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
Grammar
  • ו — conjunction
  • ייחל — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/VNw3ms
Usage
Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:121 Samuel 10:82 Samuel 18:142 Kings 6:33Job 6:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָחַל here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.