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תִּקְוָה H8615
H8615 is the Hebrew word תִּקְוָה, transliterated tiqvâh and said tik-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it hope.
What it means
literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy.
Where it comes from
from H6960 (קָוָה); (compare H6961 (קָוֶה)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 30 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.
Verses using תִּקְוָה
All 29 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 2:18 · KJV
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
Joshua 2:21 · KJV
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.
Ruth 1:12 · KJV
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
Job 4:6 · KJV
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Job 5:16 · KJV
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 8:13 · KJV
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Job 11:18 · KJV
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
Job 11:20 · KJV
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.
Job 14:7 · KJV
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Job 14:19 · KJV
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
Job 17:15 · KJV
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
Job 19:10 · KJV
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Job 27:8 · KJV
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Psalm 9:18 · KJV
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalm 71:5 · KJV
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
Proverbs 10:28 · KJV
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 11:7 · KJV
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Proverbs 11:23 · KJV
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 19:18 · KJV
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 23:18 · KJV
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:14 · KJV
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 26:12 · KJV
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:20 · KJV
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Jeremiah 29:11 · KJV
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 31:17 · KJV
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Ezekiel 19:5 · KJV
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Ezekiel 37:11 · KJV
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Hosea 2:15 · KJV
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.
Zechariah 9:12 · KJV
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
Common questions
What does Strong's H8615 mean?
H8615 is the Hebrew word תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh), meaning literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy.
How is H8615 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hope (17 times), expectation (5 times), line (2 times), more hope (2 times), mine hope (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8615 appear in the Bible?
תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8615 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6960 (קָוָה); (compare H6961 (קָוֶה)).
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