קוה (qvh) — to look for / to wait for / to hope for

Strong’s: H6960

Associated OET lemmas: קָוָה · קֹוי

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: קָו · קָוֶה · קַוְקָו · מִקְוֶה · תִּקְוָה

Sense 1: to look for, to wait for, to hope for

Semantic domains: Wish (002004002001001); Confident (002001002003)

Definition: = state in which humans are confident that their longing will be fulfilled

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel

Synonyms: יחל · נבט · תַּאֲוָה

Antonyms: בגד

Show passage in OET: GEN 49:18

OET-RV GEN 49:18

⇔  18 Yahweh, I’m waiting for you to save us.

OET-LV GEN 49:18

18 For_deliverance _of_your I _wait _eagerly Oh_YHWH.

Show passage in OET: JOB 3:9

OET-RV JOB 3:9

9 May the stars of its twilight be dark.
⇔ May it stay waiting for the light that never arrives.
⇔ May it not see the dawn breaking.

OET-LV JOB 3:9

9 The_stars _of its _twilight _of_his let _them _grow _dark let _it _wait for_light and_there_was_not and_not let _it _look on_the_eyelids _of dawn.

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All 42 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 49:18

JOB: OET JOB 3:9 · OET JOB 6:19 · OET JOB 7:2 · OET JOB 17:13 · OET JOB 30:26

PSA: OET PSA 25:3 · OET PSA 25:5 · OET PSA 25:21 · OET PSA 27:14 · OET PSA 37:9 · OET PSA 37:34 · OET PSA 39:7 · OET PSA 40:1 · OET PSA 52:9 · OET PSA 56:6 · OET PSA 69:6 · OET PSA 69:20 · OET PSA 119:95 · OET PSA 130:5

PRO: OET PRO 20:22

ISA: OET ISA 5:2 · OET ISA 5:4 · OET ISA 5:7 · OET ISA 8:17 · OET ISA 25:9 · OET ISA 26:8 · OET ISA 33:2 · OET ISA 49:23 · OET ISA 51:5 · OET ISA 59:9 · OET ISA 59:11 · OET ISA 60:9 · OET ISA 64:3

JER: OET JER 8:15 · OET JER 13:16 · OET JER 14:19 · OET JER 14:22

LAM: OET LAM 2:16 · OET LAM 3:25

HOS: OET HOS 12:6

MIC: OET MIC 5:7

Form 2

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: מִקְוָה · מִקְוֶה

Sense 1: to be gathered

Semantic domains: Gather (002003002014)

Definition: = process by which humans or substances come together in one place for a common purpose

Forms: vbnif-

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:9

OET-RV GEN 1:9

9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear.” Everything happened exactly as he commanded,

OET-LV GEN 1:9

9 And_ god _he/it _said the_waters let _them _be _gathered from_under the_heavens to a _place one and_ the_dry _ground _let _it _appear and_he/it _was so.

Show passage in OET: JER 3:17

OET-RV JER 3:17

17 At that time, they’ll call Yerushalem (Jerusalem) Yahweh’s throne,
⇔ and they’ll be gathered there from all the nations to honour Yahweh’s name,
⇔ and they won’t want to behave again according to the evil in their own stubborn minds.

OET-LV JER 3:17

17 At_time (the)_that people _will _call (to)_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) the _throne _of YHWH and_they _will _be _gathered to_her/it all _of the_nations to_the _name _of YHWH to_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_not they _will _walk again after the _stubbornness _of their _own _heart _of_their (the)_evil.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קוה

Form 1

Sense 1: to look for, to wait for, to hope for

Form 2

Sense 1: to be gathered