--- title: "Strong" description: "H2442 חָכָה (châkâh) definition: properly, to adhere to; hence, to await" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/H2442" --- ## H2442 Definition Strong's number H2442 Lemma חָכָה Transliteration châkâh Pronunciation khaw-kaw' Strong's definition properly, to adhere to; hence, to await long, tarry, wait. a primitive root (apparently akin to [H2707](/lexicon/H2707) (חָקָה) through the idea of piercing); ## 13 instances of the word חָכָה châkâh (H2442) Previous Next Showing 1 to 13 of 13 results All BooksGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachi --- - 2 Kings 7:9 - Then they said one to another We do is a day is a day of good tidings and we hold our peace if we tarry light till the morning will come some mischief that we may go and tell household the king's - 2 Kings 9:3 - Then take the box of oil and pour it on his head Thus saith Thus saith the LORD I have anointed thee king over Israel Then open the door and flee and tarry - Daniel 12:12 - Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh days to the thousand three hundred and thirty and five - Habakkuk 2:3 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time it shall speak but at the end and not lie though it tarry wait come come it will not tarry - Hosea 6:9 - of robbers wait for a man And as troops so the company of priests in the way murder by consent lewdness for they commit - Isaiah 8:17 - And I will wait upon the LORD that hideth his face from the house of Jacob and I will look - Isaiah 30:18 - are all they that wait And therefore will the LORD that he may be gracious unto you and therefore will he be exalted that he may have mercy is a God of judgment And therefore will the LORD blessed are all they that wait - Isaiah 64:4 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear neither hath the eye seen O God beside thee what he hath prepared for him that waiteth - Job 3:21 - Which long for death but it cometh not and dig for it more than for hid treasures - Job 32:4 - Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken because they were elder - Psalms 33:20 - Our soul waiteth for the LORD he is our help and our shield - Psalms 106:13 - They soon forgat his works they waited not for his counsel - Zephaniah 3:8 - Therefore wait ye upon me saith the LORD until the day that I rise up to the prey for my determination is to gather the nations that I may assemble the kingdoms to pour upon them mine indignation even all my fierce anger with the fire of my jealousy shall be devoured for all the earth Previous Next ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/?s={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/H2442#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/H2442#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/H2442","name":"Strong's H2442: חָכָה (châkâh) — Hebrew/Greek Concordance & Definition","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/H2442#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"H2442 חָכָה (châkâh) definition: properly, to adhere to; hence, to await","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/lexicon/H2442"]}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```