H7663b H7663b
To wait, hope, look expectantly; a Piel verb expressing patient trust directed toward God or an anticipated outcome.
An Aramaism (compare Aramaic sebar 'to think, hope' and Syriac 'to believe, hope') used exclusively in the Piel stem to express patient, expectant waiting. Creatures look to God for food in due season (Ps 104:27; 145:15), while the psalmist personally declares 'I have hoped for your commandments' (Ps 119:166). In Esther 9:1, enemies 'hoped to' overpower the Jews but found their expectation reversed. Ruth 1:13 captures Naomi's poignant question: would her daughters-in-law really wait for sons not yet born? Spanish 'esperar' beautifully bridges both 'to wait' and 'to hope,' mirroring the Hebrew semantic range.
Senses
1. wait, hope, look expectantly — Piel: to wait for, hope in, or look expectantly toward someone or something, expressing patient trust or anticipation. An Aramaism cognate with Aramaic sebar ('think, hope') and Syriac sbar ('believe, hope'). Used of creatures waiting upon God for sustenance (Ps 104:27, 'they all look to you'; Ps 145:15, 'the eyes of all wait upon you'), of personal hope in God's commandments (Ps 119:166), and of thwarted human expectation (Esth 9:1, enemies 'hoped to' dominate but were overthrown). In Ruth 1:13, Naomi asks whether her daughters-in-law would 'wait' for future sons, using the verb with pathos. Isaiah 38:18 states the dead cannot 'hope for' God's faithfulness. Spanish 'esperar' captures both the waiting and hoping dimensions, while English must alternate between 'hope,' 'wait,' and 'look.' 6×
AR["انْتَظَرْتُ", "تَنتَظِر", "تَنْتَظِرُ", "تَنْتَظِرْنَ", "رَجَا", "يَرْجُونَ"]·ben["অপেক্ষা-করে", "আমি-আশা-করেছি", "আশা-করবে", "আশা-করে", "আশা-করেছিল", "তোমরা-অপেক্ষা-করবে"]·DE["[ישברו]", "[שברו]", "[תשברנה]", "ich-hoffen", "look", "look-expectantly"]·EN["I-hope", "hoped", "look", "look-expectantly", "not", "would-you-wait"]·FR["[ישברו]", "[שברו]", "attendre", "serait-tu-attendre"]·heb["ישברו", "ישברון", "שברו", "שיברתי", "תשברנה"]·HI["आशा-करते-थे", "आशा-रखती-हैं", "ताकते-हैं", "प्रतीक्षा-करोगी", "मैंने-प्रतीक्षा-की-है", "वे-आशा-करेंगे"]·ID["Aku-mengharapkan", "berharap", "kamu-akan-menunggu", "menantikan", "mengharapkan"]·IT["[ישברו]", "[שברו]", "spero'", "vorrebbe-tu-aspettare"]·jav["Kula-ngarep-arep", "ngarep-arep", "ngenteni", "ngira", "sami-ngentosi", "sami-nyuwun"]·KO["기대했다", "너희가-기다리겠느냐", "바라보나이다", "바라보리라", "바라지-아니하리이다", "바랐나이다"]·PT["Esperei", "esperam", "esperaram", "esperarão", "esperaríeis"]·RU["Уповал-я", "будете-ждать", "будут-надеяться", "надеялись", "смотрят", "уповают"]·ES["Esperé", "esperaban", "esperan", "esperarán", "esperarían"]·SW["mngesubiri", "nimetumainia", "tumainia", "vinatazamia", "walitumaini", "yanakutazama"]·TR["bakarlar", "beklersiniz", "umut-bağladım", "umut-edecekler", "umut-ediyorlardı", "umutla-bakar"]·urd["امید-رکھتے-تھے", "امید-رکھیں-گے", "انتظار-کرو-گی", "انتظار-کیا-میں-نے", "تکتی-ہیں", "دیکھتے-ہیں"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [שָׂבַר] vb. Pi. wait, hope (Aramaism; cf. Aramaic סְבַר think, Pa. hope; ܣܒܰܪ believe, hope, Pa. think, Aph. hope);—Pf. 1 s. שִׂבַּרְתִּי ψ 119:166, 3 pl. שִׂבְּרוּ Est 9:1; Impf. 3 mpl. יְשַׂבְּרוּ Is 38:18, יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ ψ 145:15, יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן ψ 104:27; 2 fpl. תְּשַׂבֵּרְנָה Ru 1:13;— 1. wait + לָהֵן therefor Ru 1:13. 2. hope for, ל rei ψ 119:166, אֶל rei Is 38:18, אֶל pers. ψ 104:27; 145:15; ל inf. Est 9:1 hope to rule.