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Psalms 130:7
“Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָחַלyâchal · yaw-chal'
H3176 · Hebrew
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
- יַחֵ֥ל — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:121 Samuel 10:81 Samuel 13:81 Samuel 13:82 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.
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.