חָכָה châkâh (H2442)

properly, to adhere to; hence, to await

1) to wait, wait for, await 1a) (Qal) to wait for 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait, tarry 1b2) to wait (in ambush) 1b3) to wait for, long for

a primitive root (apparently akin to חָקָה (H2707) through the idea of piercing);