קָוָה

qavah

kah-VAH

to wait, to hope, to twist together

Where it comes from

The root also means to twist strands into a cord. Waiting in Hebrew is not empty time but tension — fibres pulled together until they hold. Those who wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength uses this word, and the image is rope, not a queue.

Every place it appears

Strong's H6960. It stands in 45 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

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