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Strong's H8615 תִּקְוָה (tiqvah)

Tiqvah means “hope” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8615
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 33
Books 10

Strong's H8615 Quick Answer

Strong's H8615 תִּקוָה (tiqvah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tiqvah (tik-vaw') n-f. 1. (literally) a cord (as an attachment) 2. (figuratively) expectancy It has 33 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include hope, expectation, and thing. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tiqvah (tik-vaw') n-f. 1. (literally) a cord (as an attachment) 2. (figuratively) expectancy
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hope, expectation, and thing

Meaning and Definition

tiqvah (tik-vaw') n-f. 1. (literally) a cord (as an attachment) 2. (figuratively) expectancy [from H6960] KJV: expectation ((-ted)), hope, live, thing that I long for. Root(s): H6960 Compare: H6961

Original Word
תִּקוָה
Transliteration
tiqvah
Derivation
Root: קוה First root strongs: 6960
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8615. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8615 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tiqvah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hope Ruth 1:12 22× expectation Psalms 9:18 thing Job 6:8

How Strong's H8615 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8615 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8615 in the Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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;

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8615.

Joshua 2:18 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Job 5:16 Old Testament, KJV
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Job 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
Job 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Job 11:18 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
Job 19:10 Old Testament, KJV
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
Job 27:8 Old Testament, KJV
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Psalms 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalms 62:5 Old Testament, KJV
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalms 71:5 Old Testament, KJV
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
Proverbs 10:28 Old Testament, KJV
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 11:7 Old Testament, KJV
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Proverbs 11:23 Old Testament, KJV
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 19:18 Old Testament, KJV
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:14 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:20 Old Testament, KJV
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Jeremiah 29:11 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Lamentations 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
Ezekiel 19:5 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8615, grouped by book.

Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 12 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8615 FAQ

What does tiqvah (תִּקְוָה) mean?

Tiqvah (Strong's H8615) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "hope". tiqvah (tik-vaw') n-f. 1. (literally) a cord (as an attachment) 2. (figuratively) expectancy

How many times is tiqvah (תִּקְוָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H8615 across 10 books.

Where can I study tiqvah (תִּקְוָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8615 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tiqvah (תִּקְוָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hope, expectation, and thing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.