אוֹחִֽיל
𐤀𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤋
yâchal
I have hope
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.
Lamentations 3:21 · Word #7
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 HVhi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I have hope |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3176-08
I will wait expectantly
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root יחל conveys active, hopeful waiting with anticipation. The Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular is rendered as a simple future, expressing the speaker’s ongoing or forthcoming act of expectant waiting. |
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