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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8615 - תִּקְוָה

Transliteration

tiqvâh

Phonetics

tik-vaw'

Origin

from (H6960)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1994d,1994e

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

cord
hope, expectation
1. hope
2. ground of hope
3. things hoped for, outcome

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 18 ‑ ἀγαθός (ag‑ath‑os'); 1680 ‑ ἐλπίς (el‑pece'); 4592 ‑ σημεῖον (say‑mi'‑on); 4864 ‑ συναγωγή (soon‑ag‑o‑gay'); 5287 ‑ ὑπόστασις (hoop‑os'‑tas‑is);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (31)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 12

Psalms 3

Proverbs 6

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (34)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 13

Psalms 3

Proverbs 8

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (28)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 13

Psalms 3

Proverbs 8

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (34)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 13

Psalms 3

Proverbs 8

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (33)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 12

Psalms 3

Proverbs 8

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (34)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 13

Psalms 3

Proverbs 8

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (35)

Joshua 2

Ruth 1

Job 13

Psalms 3

Proverbs 9

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (31)

and as for my hope 1

and her hope 1

and my hope 1

and the hope 1

and their hope 1

and thy hope 2

but the expectation 1

for thou art my hope 1

for what is the hope 1

hath hope 1

hope 7

line 1

my hope 1

nor the expectation 1

of hope 2

only; for my expectation is from him 1

the hope 1

there is more hope 2

this line 1

thy hope 1

up, and our hope 1

you hope in your latter 1

BSB (34)

and a hope 1

and our hope 1

and your hope 2

any hope for me 1

are my hope 1

but the expectations 1

but the hope 1

cord 2

his hope 1

hope 9

is my hope 1

my hope 3

nor the hope 1

of hope 2

so the hope 1

still hope 1

that her hope 1

there is more hope 2

they will hope 1

your hope 1

CSB (28)

any hope 1

cord 1

his expectation 1

hope 13

i hope for 1

my hope 3

of hope 1

still hope 1

the expectation 1

the hope 3

who have hope 1

your hope 1

ESV (34)

cord 1

expectation 3

hope 29

this 1

KJV (33)

expectation 7

expected 1

for 1

hope 22

line 2

LEB (34)

and a hope 1

and our hope 1

and the hope of 1

and their hope is 1

and your hope 2

but the expectation of 2

cord 2

her hope 1

hope 9

hope for me 1

hope⌋ 1

is my hope 1

is not your hope 1

is the hope of 1

my hope 4

my hope⌋ 1

the hope of 2

there is more hope 2

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (35)

and expectation 1

and her hope 1

as for my hope 1

but the hope 1

for what is the hope 1

for you are my hope 1

has hope 1

hope 8

line 1

my hope 2

nor the hope 1

of hope 2

the expectation 1

the hope 2

the thing that i long for 1

their hope 1

there is more hope 2

this line 1

you hope 1

your hope 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1420) f q (קו QW) AC: Measure CO: Cord AB: ?: A cord used for measuring a straight line. Related to eq.

A) f q (קו QW) AC: Measure CO: Cord AB: ?

N^m ) f q (קו QW) - Cord: KJV (21): line, rule - Strongs: H6957 (קָו)

i^f1) e f q t (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) f q f q (קוקו QWQW) - Measured: As with a cord. KJV (2): meted - Strongs: H6978 (קַו־קַו)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [תִּקְוָה] noun feminine cord (compare √ at the beginning); — construct תִּקְוַת חוּט) הַשָּׁנִי Joshua 2:18,21.

II. תִּקְוָה₃₄ noun feminine hope; — absolute ׳ת Hosea 2:17 +; construct תִּקְוַת Job 8:13 +; suffix תִּקְוָתִי Job 6:8 +, etc.; —

1 hope, Jeremiah 31:17; Lamentations 3:29; Job 5:16; Job 7:6; Job 11:18,20; Job 14:7,19; Job 17:15a Job 19:10; Psalm 62:6; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 29:20; Ruth 1:12; ׳מֶּתַח ת Hosea 2:17; ׳אֲסִירֵי הַתּ Zechariah 9:12 (i.e. with hope of deliverance).

2 = ground of hope Job 4:6; Psalm 71:5 (compare Psalm 62:6).

3 things hoped for, outcome, Ezekiel 19:5; Ezekiel 37:11; Job 6:8; Job 8:13; Job 17:15b (but read טוֺבָתִיᵐ5 Me Bi Siegf Beer Bu Du), Job 27:8; Psalm 9:19; Proverbs 10:28; Proverbs 11:7,23; Proverbs 23:18; Proverbs 24:14 (strike out Toy as gloss); ׳אַחֲרִית וְת Jeremiah 29:11 (i.e. by hendyadis, the hoped-for future).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

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).

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List of Word Forms

הַתִּקְוָ֑ה התקוה וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם וְתִקְוַ֖ת וְתִקְוָֽה׃ ותקוה׃ ותקות ותקותי ותקותך ותקותם תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה תִּקְוַ֖ת תִּקְוַ֡ת תִּקְוַ֣ת תִּקְוַ֥ת תִּקְוָ֑ה תִּקְוָ֖ה תִּקְוָ֥ה תִּקְוָֽה׃ תִּקְוָתִֽי׃ תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ תִקְוָ֔ה תִקְוָתִ֑י תִקְוָתֵ֖נוּ תקוה תקוה׃ תקות תקותה תקותי תקותי׃ תקותך תקותנו hat·tiq·wāh hattikVah hattiqwāh tikVah tikVat tikvaTah tikvatecha tikvaTenu tikvaTi tiq·wā·ṯāh tiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā ṯiq·wā·ṯê·nū tiq·wā·ṯî ṯiq·wā·ṯî tiq·wāh ṯiq·wāh tiq·waṯ tiqwāh ṯiqwāh tiqwaṯ tiqwāṯāh tiqwāṯəḵā ṯiqwāṯênū tiqwāṯî ṯiqwāṯî vetikVah vetikVat vetikvaTam vetikvatecha vetikvaTi wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯām wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî wə·ṯiq·wāh wə·ṯiq·waṯ wəṯiqwāh wəṯiqwaṯ wəṯiqwāṯām wəṯiqwāṯəḵā wəṯiqwāṯî