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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #8615 - תִּקְוָה
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1420) fq (קו QW) AC: Measure CO: Cord AB: ?: A cord used for measuring a straight line. Related to eq.
A) fq (קו QW) AC: Measure CO: Cord AB: ?
Nm ) fq (קו QW) - Cord: KJV (21): line, rule - Strongs: H6957 (קָו)
if1) efqt (תקוה TQWH) - I. Cord:Used for binding. II. Waiting:Held back waiting for something. KJV (34): hope, expect, line, long - Strongs: H8615 (תִּקְוָה)
l m) fqfq (קוקו QWQW) - Measured: As with a cord. KJV (2): meted - Strongs: H6978 (קַו־קַו)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
תִּקְוָה fem.
(1) i.q. קָו a rope, Joshua 2:18, 21 Joshua 2:21 from the root קָוָה No. I.
(2) expectation, hope (from קִוָּה to expect. Ruth 1:12; Job 5:16, 5:6 Zechariah 9:12, אֲסִירֵי הַתִּקְוָה “the captives cherishing hope.” As to the words, Job 6:8, see וְ note, p. 235, B.
(3) [Tikvah], pr.n. masc. 2 Kings 22:14 for which there is in the parallel place, 2 Chronicles 34:22, תּוֹקַחַת כתיב ;תָּקְהַת (obedience, from the root יָקַהּ).
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14