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Isaiah 40:31

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָוָהqâvâh · kaw-vaw'
H6960 · Hebrew
Definition
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • קוֹיֵ֤ — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, construct
Code HC/Vqrmpc
Usage
Occurs 49 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:9Genesis 49:18Job 3:9Job 6:19Job 7:2

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 קָוָה here.

Verse 30

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.