Lexicon
יָחִיל
ya.chil
H3175
H:A Hebrew

waiting

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ya.chil describes quiet waiting in the verse's call to await the LORD's salvation.

The attested use describes quiet waiting in connection with the LORD's salvation, as the verse commends such waiting.

Senses in use

  1. Quiet waiting for salvation · dominant

    In Lamentations 3:26, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the verse's statement that it is good to wait quietly for the LORD's salvation; the APB renders the clause, "It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 3:26, the APB presents the clause as waiting "quietly" for the LORD's salvation.

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