6960 - qavah

Strong's Concordance

Original word: קָוָה
Transliteration: qavah
Definition (short): wait
Definition (full): to bind together, collect, to expect

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. Collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
KJV: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
NASB: Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
KJV: I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
NASB: "For Your salvation I wait, O LORD.
KJV: Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
NASB: "Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, And let it not see the breaking dawn;
KJV: The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
NASB: "The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
KJV: As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
NASB: "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,