yachal · wait, hope

What it means

yachal (יָחַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wait, hope”.

Wait patiently; hope.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To wait patiently for what is expected, trusting that it will come.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Await ×11
• I have awaited ×7
• wait ×7
• waited ×3
• will wait ×3
• I waited ×2
• he waited ×2
• hope ×2
• I writhe in pain ×1
• they expect ×1
• others ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• 1 Samuel×2
• 2 Samuel×1
• 2 Kings×1
• Job×8
• Psalms×19
• Isaiah×2
• Jeremiah×1
• Lamentations×2
• Ezekiel×2
• Micah×2

• Genesis 8:12

  And he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove, and she did not return to him again.

• 1 Samuel 10:8

  And you shall go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and look, I am coming down to you to offer up burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and let you know what you are to do.”

• 1 Samuel 13:8

  He waited seven days, until the appointed time that Samuel had set; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.

• 2 Samuel 18:14

  Joab said, “I will not wait like this before you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the heart of the oak.

• 2 Kings 6:33

  While he was still speaking with them, there was the messenger coming down to him; and he said, “Look, this evil is from YHWH! Why should I wait for YHWH any longer?”

• Job 6:11

  What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?

• Job 13:15

  Look, though he slays me, for him I will wait; yet my ways to his face I will argue.

• Job 14:14

  If a man dies, will he live? All the days of my service I would wait, until my relief comes.

• Job 29:21

  To me they listened and waited, and kept silent for my counsel.

• Job 29:23

  They waited for me as for the rain, and opened their mouth as for the late rain.

• Job 30:26

  For I hoped for good, and evil came; and I waited for light, and gloom came.

• Job 32:11

  Look, I waited for your words, I gave ear to your reasonings, while you searched out words.

• Job 32:16

  And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand still and do not answer anymore?

• Psalms 31:24

  Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who await YHWH.

• Psalms 33:18

  Look, the eye of YHWH is on those who fear him, on those who await his loyal love,

• Psalms 33:22

  Let your loyal love, YHWH, be upon us, even as we have awaited you.

• Psalms 38:15

  For I have awaited you, YHWH; you will answer, Adonai my Elohim.

• Psalms 42:5

  Why are you cast down, my soul, and agitated within me? Await Elohim, for I will yet give him thanks, the salvations of his face.

• Psalms 42:11

  Why are you cast down, my soul, and why are you agitated within me? Await Elohim, for I will yet give him thanks, the salvations of my face and my Elohim.

• Psalms 43:5

  Why are you cast down, my soul, and why are you agitated within me? Await Elohim, for I will yet give him thanks, the salvations of my face and my Elohim.

• Psalms 69:3

  I am weary with my calling; my throat is parched; my eyes are consumed while waiting for my Elohim.

• Psalms 71:14

  But I will wait continually, and I will add to all your praise.

• Psalms 119:43

  And do not snatch from my mouth the word of truth utterly, for your rules I have awaited.

• Psalms 119:49

  Remember the word to your servant, on which you have made me wait.

• Psalms 119:74

  Those who fear you will see me and be glad, for your word I have awaited.

• Psalms 119:81

  My soul wastes away for your salvation; your word I have awaited.

• Psalms 119:114

  My hiding place and my shield are you; your word I have awaited.

• Psalms 119:147

  I went ahead of the dawn and cried for help; your word I have awaited.

• Psalms 130:5

  I have waited for YHWH; my soul has waited, and for his word I have awaited.

• Psalms 130:7

  Let Israel await YHWH, for with YHWH is loyal love, and abundant with him is redemption.

• Psalms 131:3

  Let Israel await YHWH from now and forever.

• Psalms 147:11

  YHWH takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who await his loyal love.

• Isaiah 42:4

  He will not grow dim nor be broken, until he establishes justice in the earth; and for his instruction the coastlands will wait.

• Isaiah 51:5

  Near is my righteousness, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; for me the coastlands will wait, and on my arm they will hope.

• Jeremiah 4:19

  My insides, my insides! I writhe in pain! The walls of my heart! My heart is pounding within me; I cannot keep silent, for you have heard, my soul, the sound of the horn, the battle cry of war.

• Lamentations 3:21

  This I will bring back to my heart; therefore I will await.

• Lamentations 3:24

  My portion is YHWH, says my soul; therefore I will await him.

• Ezekiel 13:6

  They have seen emptiness and lying divination, those who say, “Declares YHWH,” and YHWH has not sent them, and they expect him to confirm the word.

• Ezekiel 19:5

  And she saw that she had waited, that her hope was lost; and she took another of her cubs; she made him a young lion.

• Micah 5:7

  And the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from YHWH, like showers on the grass, which does not wait for man nor hope for human beings.

And 1 more times.