KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 21:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
Let not them that waite on thee, O LORD God of hostes, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seeke thee, be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For mine enemies speake against mee: and they that lay waite for my soule, take counsell together,
1611 marginal noteHebr. watch, or obserue.
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
These waite all vpon thee: that thou mayest giue them their meate in due season.
1611 marginal notePsal. 145.15.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Beholde, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their Masters, and as the eyes of a maiden, vnto the hand of her mistresse: so our eyes waite vpon the LORD our God, vntill that he haue mercy vpon vs.
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
I wait for the LORD, my soule doeth waite: and in his worde doe I hope.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
The eyes of all waite vpon thee: and thou giuest them their meat in due season.
1611 marginal noteOr, looke vnto thee.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
If they say, Come with vs, let vs lay wait for blood, let vs lurke priuily for the innocent without cause:
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Now is shee without, now in the streetes, and lieth in waite at euery corner.)
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The words of the wicked are to lie in waite for blood: but the mouth of the vpright shall deliuer them.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.11. & 18.
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Historical English dictionary sources
an ambush.
