יָחַל
yahal (yāḥal)
/yaw-KHAL/
“to wait expectantly, hope, tarry”
To wait with patient longing, hope amidst affliction; trustful surrender to divine timing (Psalm 130:5).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
hopewaittrust
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: יָחַל (to wait expectantly, hope, tarry) -> ἐλπίζω (to look for, expect, hope, for)
H3176 יָחַל to wait expectantly, hope, tarry G5278 ὑπομένω to stay behind, to await, wait for, to bear patiently, endure
LXX conceptual translation: יָחַל (to wait expectantly, hope, tarry) -> ὑπομένω (to stay behind, to await, wait for, to bear patiently, endure)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where יָחַל (yahal) carries significant theological or narrative weight.