אֹחִ֣ילָה
𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤄
yâchal
will I wait
To wait for with expectancy; to hope for an anticipated outcome, often in the context of future deliverance or change. The verb can imply patient endurance, confident hope, or expectant waiting, commonly directed toward deity or fulfillment of a promise. In some contexts, it can carry a nuance of enduring adversity while looking forward to relief.
2 Samuel 18:14 · Word #5
Lexicon H3176
| Lemma | יָחַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤇𐤋 |
| Transliteration | yâchal |
| Strong's | H3176 |
| Definition | To wait for with expectancy; to hope for an anticipated outcome, often in the context of future deliverance or change. The verb can imply patient endurance, confident hope, or expectant waiting, commonly directed toward deity or fulfillment of a promise. In some contexts, it can carry a nuance of enduring adversity while looking forward to relief. |
Morphology HVhi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | will I wait |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3176-09
I will wait expectantly
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular, with paragogic ה (volitional nuance). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular form expresses an ongoing or future act of expectant waiting. "Wait expectantly" preserves the root sense of active, hopeful anticipation rather than passive delay. |
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