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Job 32:16

“When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)” (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: וְ֭ — conjunction
הוֹחַלְתִּי — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HC/Vhq1cs
Usage: Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:12 1 Samuel 10:8 1 Samuel 13:8 1 Samuel 13:8 2 Samuel 18:14

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.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.