to.che.let denotes an anticipated outcome, whether it brings joy, perishes, or is delayed.

The attested use concerns an anticipated outcome: Proverbs contrasts that expectation for the righteous and wicked, while Lamentations describes it as having perished. Proverbs 13:12 further places it in a clause about delay weakening the heart; the APB does not isolate the term's contribution in Job 41:1 or Psalm 39:8.

1. Anticipated outcome · dominant

   In Proverbs 10:28, the construct form occurs in the contrast where the APB renders “The hope of the righteous is joy,” while the wicked's expectation perishes; Proverbs 11:7 likewise places it in the death and perishing of a wicked person's expectation. Lamentations 3:18 joins it with lost endurance, and Proverbs 13:12 places the absolute form in the clause the APB renders “Hope that is drawn out weakens the heart.” In Job 41:1 and Psalm 39:8, the supplied APB wording does not make this noun's specific English contribution clear.

   Proverbs 10:28Proverbs 11:7Lamentations 3:18Proverbs 13:12Job 41:1Psalm 39:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “hope” in Lamentations 3:18 and Proverbs 13:12, and with both “hope” and “expectation” in Proverbs 10:28 and Proverbs 11:7. Job 41:1 and Psalm 39:8 do not clearly display a corresponding English rendering.