יָחַל

Strong’s Definition

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to wait, hope, expect
• 2.(niphal) to wait
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(hiphil) to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâchal; Pronunciation: yaw-chal'