Words the Bible translates as await
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- qavahקָוָהto wait, to hope, to look expectantly for someone or something: a tense, leaning-forward expectation, most often directed toward God.
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- to be gathered together, to collect into one place: said of waters drawn together, and of peoples drawn together to a center.
- anamenōἀναμένωto awaitnot studied yet
- apekdechomaiἀπεκδέχομαιto wait for something eagerly: to keep looking for what has been promised and is certain to come, but is not here yet
- savarשָׂבַרto look expectantly for what has not yet come: to fix your hope on it, whether or not it arrives
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- to look something over closely: to go along examining what condition it is in
- perimenōπεριμένωto awaitnot studied yet
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