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Job 3:21
“Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָכָהchâkâh · khaw-kaw'
H2442 · Hebrew
H2442 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
- Derivation
- a primitive root (apparently akin to H2707 (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing);
- KJV renderings
- long, tarry, wait.
- Grammar
- הַֽ — particle (definite article)
- מְחַכִּ֣ים — verb Piel, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Kings 7:92 Kings 9:3Job 32:4Psalms 33:20Psalms 106:13
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 חָכָה here.
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.