What does יָחַל · חֶסֶד mean in the Bible?
יָחַל · חֶסֶד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to wait ; by implication, to be patient , hope + loyal love, lovingkindness".
Hebrew · H3176, H2617
הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ
To wait ; by implication, to be patient , hope · loyal love, lovingkindness
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יָחַל H3176 to wait ; by implication, to be patient , hope
Pronunciation hôḥālətî
Waiting that implies trust in God's future deliverance; patience grounded in hopeful expectation rather than passive delay.
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חֶסֶד H2617 loyal love, lovingkindness
Pronunciation ḥeseḏ
Covenantal loyalty and mercy—God's steadfast commitment to relationship despite human unfaithfulness.
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What does הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ (hamyachalim lechasdo) mean in the Bible?
יָחַל · חֶסֶד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to wait ; by implication, to be patient , hope + loyal love, lovingkindness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3176, H2617?
H3176, H2617 is connected to 293 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to wait ; by implication, to be patient , hope + loyal love, lovingkindness
Source Gloss
to wait ; by implication, to be patient , hope + loyal love, lovingkindness
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 29
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 15×
Perfect Ps 119:43 · Ps 119:74 · Ps 119:81 · Ps 119:114 · Ps 119:147 · Ps 33:22 6×
Imperfect Job 6:11 · Job 13:15 · Job 14:14 · Ps 71:14 · Isa 42:4 · Mic 5:6 6×
Sequential imperfect Ps 130:7 · Ps 131:3 2×
Participle active Ps 69:4 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 13×
Imperfect 2Kgs 6:33 · 2Sam 18:14 · Lam 3:21 · Lam 3:24 4×
Perfect Job 32:11 · Ps 38:16 · Ps 130:5 3×
Sequential imperfect Ps 42:6 · Ps 42:12 · Ps 43:5 3×
Cohortative Jer 4:19 · Mic 7:7 2×
Jussive 1Sam 10:8 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Ezek 19:5 1×
Word Origins
הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain