The meaning of “תִּקְוָה”
Understanding tiqvâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for. - literally a cord (as an attachment) - figuratively, expectancy 1...
תִּקְוָה
expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for. - literally a cord (as an attachment) - figuratively, expectancy 1) cord 2) hope, expectation 2a) hope 2b) ground of hope 2c) things hoped for, outcome
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 2:21 | “And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.” Word: תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh) | |
| Job 11:20 | “But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. ” Word: תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh) | |
| Proverbs 23:18 | “For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.” Word: תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh) | |
| Lamentations 3:29 | “He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.” Word: תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh) | |
| Hosea 2:15 | “And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.” Word: תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh) |
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Theological Word Study: Hope
Old Testament Usage
Meaning: Hope, expectation
The Hebrew tikvah (תִּקְוָה) means hope or expectation—confident trust in God's promises. 'Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God' (Psalm 146:5).
New Testament Usage
Meaning: Hope, expectation
The Greek elpis (ἐλπίς) denotes hope—confident expectation of good. This hope is 'an anchor of the soul' (Hebrews 6:19), grounded in Christ's resurrection and the believer's future inheritance (1 Peter 1:3-4).