וְ/יִחֵ֑לּוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤅
yâchal
and waited
To wait for with expectancy; to hope for an anticipated outcome, often in the context of future deliverance or change. The verb can imply patient endurance, confident hope, or expectant waiting, commonly directed toward deity or fulfillment of a promise. In some contexts, it can carry a nuance of enduring adversity while looking forward to relief.
Job 29:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H3176
| Lemma | יָחַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤇𐤋 |
| Transliteration | yâchal |
| Strong's | H3176 |
| Definition | To wait for with expectancy; to hope for an anticipated outcome, often in the context of future deliverance or change. The verb can imply patient endurance, confident hope, or expectant waiting, commonly directed toward deity or fulfillment of a promise. In some contexts, it can carry a nuance of enduring adversity while looking forward to relief. |
Morphology HC/Vpp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and waited |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3176-16
they waited expectantly
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Piel stem (intensive); perfect (completed action); 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the Piel perfect 3rd person common plural form, indicating a completed action performed by a plural subject. The Piel stem conveys an intensified or emphatic sense of active, expectant waiting, consistent with the root’s core meaning of hopeful anticipation. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they waited expectantly
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches both the root meaning and the context, where expectant waiting is implied. No change needed. |