Definition

to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• gather (together)
• look
• patiently
• tarry
• wait (for
• on
• upon)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.