Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3175 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יָחִיל |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H3176 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | yachiyl |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-kheel' |
| Meaning: | 1. expectant |
| KJV Renderings: | should hope. |
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יָחִיל adjective verb. waiting, so Thes SS Buhl, but very dubious, — only טוֺב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לְ Lam 3:26 good is it that one be waiting and that silently (but see דוּמָם ) for the salvation of ׳ י; construct. with ו and adjective hardly possibly; Ew Ke Lohr Köii. 407 and others regard as verb (from חול); read perhaps וְיֹחִיל Hiph`il Imperfect from יחל (compare Lam 3:24).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
