What does תִּקְוָה (tiqwāṯ) mean in the Bible?
תִּקְוָה (tiqwāṯ): Hope as an anchor-cord of the soul; expectation grounded in faithful waiting rather than wishful thinking.
Hebrew · H8615
תִּקְוָה
Literally a cord (as an attachment ); figuratively, expectancy
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תִּקְוָהH8615
Pronunciationtiqwāṯ
What does תִּקְוָה (tiqwāṯ) mean in the Bible?
תִּקְוָה (tiqwāṯ): Hope as an anchor-cord of the soul; expectation grounded in faithful waiting rather than wishful thinking.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8615?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hope (8), my hope (3), and your hope (2), cord (2), of hope (2).
Where does תִּקְוָה (tiqwāṯ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 2:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (13), Proverbs (8), Psalms (3), Ezekiel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithope8×Ruth 1:12, Job 5:16, Job 7:6, Job 11:18
my hope3×Job 6:8, Job 19:10, Psalms 62:5
and your hope2×Proverbs 23:18, Proverbs 24:14
cord2×Joshua 2:18, Joshua 2:21
of hope2×Hosea 2:15, Zechariah 9:12
There is more hope2×Proverbs 26:12, Proverbs 29:20
and a hope1×Jeremiah 29:11
and our hope1×Ezekiel 37:11
any hope for me1×Job 17:15
are my hope1×Psalms 71:5
but the expectations1×Proverbs 10:28
but the hope1×Proverbs 11:23
his hope1×Proverbs 11:7
is my hope1×Job 17:15
nor the hope1×Psalms 9:18
so the hope1×Job 8:13
still hope1×Lamentations 3:29
that her hope1×Ezekiel 19:5
the hope1×Job 27:8
they will hope1×Job 11:20
your hope1×Job 4:6
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 2:18תִּקְוַ֡תtocordNoun - feminine singular constructJoshua 2:21תִּקְוַ֥תtocordNoun - feminine singular constructRuth 1:12תִקְוָ֔הtohopeNoun - feminine singularJob 4:6תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗toyour hopeNoun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularJob 5:16תִּקְוָ֑הtohopeNoun - feminine singularJob 6:8וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יtomy hopeConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularJob 7:6תִּקְוָֽה׃tohopeNoun - feminine singularJob 8:13וְתִקְוַ֖תtoso the hopeConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructJob 11:18תִּקְוָ֑הtohopeNoun - feminine singularJob 11:20וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗םtothey will hopeConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJoshua 2:18
Aligned rows34
Books represented10
Joshua2Ruth1Job13Psalms3Proverbs8Jeremiah2Lamentations1Ezekiel2Hosea1Zechariah1
Source forms
תִּקְוָ֑ה5xtiq·wāhJob 5:16, Job 11:18, Proverbs 11:7, Proverbs 19:18
וְתִקְוַ֖ת3xwə·ṯiq·waṯJob 8:13, Job 14:19, Proverbs 10:28
וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י2xwə·ṯiq·wā·ṯîJob 6:8, Job 17:15
וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗2xwə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵāProverbs 23:18, Proverbs 24:14
תִּקְוָ֖ה2xtiq·wāhProverbs 26:12, Proverbs 29:20
תִּקְוָֽה׃2xtiq·wāhJob 7:6, Lamentations 3:29
תִּקְוַ֥ת2xtiq·waṯJoshua 2:21, Psalms 9:18
תִקְוָתִ֑י2xṯiq·wā·ṯîJob 17:15, Psalms 71:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular12xRuth 1:12, Job 5:16, Job 7:6, Job 11:18
Noun - feminine singular construct5xJoshua 2:18, Joshua 2:21, Job 27:8, Psalms 9:18
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular4xJob 17:15, Job 19:10, Psalms 62:5, Psalms 71:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct3xJob 8:13, Job 14:19, Proverbs 10:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular2xJob 6:8, Job 17:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular2xProverbs 23:18, Proverbs 24:14
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xZechariah 9:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 29:11
Evidence Summary
FaithRevelation
Hebrew word. Hope as an anchor-cord of the soul; expectation grounded in faithful waiting rather than wishful thinking.
Source Gloss
literally a cord (as an attachment ); figuratively, expectancy
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hope as an anchor-cord of the soul; expectation grounded in faithful waiting rather than wishful thinking.
literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy BDB: hope Usage: expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
hope, expectation, or confident waiting
expectation or confident anticipation
Hope, expectation, or a cord (symbolizing a lifeline); that which is waited for with certainty
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 34 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תִּקְוָה is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Biblical hope reflects confident trust in God's faithfulness.Proverbs 10:28
The word highlights the future expectations that collapse for the wicked.Proverbs 11:7
Canonical Themes
FaithRevelation
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