Strong's Concordance
Original word: יָחַל
Transliteration: yachal
Definition (short): hope
Definition (full): to wait, to be patient, hope
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to wait, await
NASB Translation: delay (1), have hope (2), hope (13), hoped (1), wait (13), wait expectantly (2), waited (7), waste time (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope -- (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
References
KJV:
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
NASB:
Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again.
KJV:
And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
NASB:
"And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do."
KJV:
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
NASB:
Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.
KJV:
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
NASB:
Then Joab said, "I will not waste time here with you." So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
KJV:
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
NASB:
While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, "Behold, this evil is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?"