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    H3176

    Wait/Hope (Yachal)

    יָחַל (yachal)

    To wait with expectation — enduring patiently in confident hope of God's faithfulness.

    Hebrew
    Pronunciation: yah-KHAHL

    Definition

    Yachal is the Hebrew word for wait or hope, meaning to endure with expectation. It describes the active patience of faith — not passive resignation but confident trust that God will act in His time.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Psalm 130:5

    “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”
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    Lamentations 3:24

    “The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.”
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    Psalm 42:5

    “Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.