# H3176 יָחַל

יָחַל (yâchal), Strong’s H3176: to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope KJV: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.. Occurs 40 times.

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*yâchal* — to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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

Occurs 40 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [יָחַל] vb. Niph. wait; Pi. await
- Niph. wait
- Pi.
- 1 wait, tarry for
- 2 wait for = hope for
- Hiph. wait, tarry

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 8:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/8?v=12) — He waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; and she didn’t return to him any more.
- [1 Samuel 10:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=8) — “Go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice…
- [1 Samuel 13:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/13?v=8) — He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the people were…
- [2 Samuel 18:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/18?v=14) — Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them through…
- [2 Kings 6:33](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/6?v=33) — While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold, this evil is from…
- [Isaiah 42:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/42?v=4) — He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”
- [Isaiah 51:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/51?v=5) — My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples. The islands will wait for me…
- [Ezekiel 13:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/13?v=6) — They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘The LORD says;’ but the LORD has not sent them. They have made…
- [Ezekiel 19:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/19?v=5) — “‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young…
- [Micah 5:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/micah/5?v=6) — The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for…