BDB7350
I. [תִּקְוָה] noun feminine cord (compare √ at the beginning); — construct תִּקְוַת חוּט) הַשָּׁנִי Josh 2:18; Josh 2:21.
Strong's Lexicon
H8615
H8615 — תִּקוָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8615 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תִּקוָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H6960 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 34 |
| Transliteration: | tiqvah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tik-vaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. (literally) a cord (as an attachment) 2. (figuratively) expectancy |
| KJV Renderings: | expectation ((-ted)), hope, live, thing that I long for. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB7351
II. תִּקְוָה34 noun feminine hope; — absolute ׳ ת Hos 2:17 +; construct תִּקְוַת Job 8:13 +; suffix תִּקְוָתִי Job 6:8 +, etc.; —
1.
hope, Jer 31:17; Lam 3:29; Job 5:16; Job 7:6; Job 11:18; Job 11:20; Job 14:7; Job 14:19; Job 17:15a Job 19:10; Ps 62:6; Prov 19:18
; Prov 26:12
; Prov
29:20; Ruth
1:12
׳
פֶּתַח ת
Hos 2:17
׳
אֲסִירֵי הַתּ
Zech 9:12
(i.e. with hope of deliverance).
2. = ground of hope Job 4:6; Ps 71:5 (compare Ps 62:6).
3.
things hoped for, outcome, Ezek 19:5; Ezek 37:11; Job 6:8; Job 8:13; Job 17:15b (but read טוֺבָתִי
ᵐ5
Me
Bi
Siegf Beer Bu
Du), Job 27:8; Ps 9:19; Prov 10:28; Prov 11:7; Prov 11:23; Prov 23:18; Prov 24:14
(strike out Toy as gloss); ׳
אַחֲרִית וְת
Jer 29:11
(i.e. by hendyadis, the hoped-for future).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke