תִּקְוָ֑ה
𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄
tiqevah
hope
from קָוָה; (compare קָוֶה); literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy; expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.
Proverbs 19:18 · Word #5
Lexicon H8615
| Lemma | תִּקְוָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 |
| Transliteration | tiqvâh |
| Strong's | H8615 |
| In-context | hope |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8615-03
a waiting-cord
| Root | קוה (q-w-h) |
| Core Meanings | waiting, eager expectation, longing, binding together, stretching like a cord |
| Semantic Range | cord, line, thread; expectation, longing; hope; that which one waits for |
| Conceptual Significance | תִּקְוָה expresses more than abstract optimism; it conveys the idea of being bound in expectancy, like a cord stretched toward what is awaited. Biblically, it often denotes covenantal hope—an eager, enduring waiting upon YHWH that is both relational and steadfast. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa). No pronominal suffix; appears as a standalone singular noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "a waiting-cord" preserves the concrete root image of something stretched or bound together (a cord) and the figurative sense of eager waiting or expectation that develops from it. The form is a feminine singular absolute noun, so it is rendered as a singular noun without suffixes or modifiers. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root קוה (waiting, eager expectation, longing, binding together, stretching like a cord)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6960-01 |
aqaveh | I eagerly wait in expectation |
H6957-01 |
baqav | with the measuring-cord |
H8615-01 |
hatiqevah | the binding-hope |
Word Usage (34 occurrences of H8615)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua 2:18 | תִּקְוַ֡ת | tiqevat | cord |
| Joshua 2:21 | תִּקְוַ֥ת | tiqevat | scarlet cord |
| Jeremiah 29:11 | וְ/תִקְוָֽה | vetiqevah | and-a-hope |