תִּקְוָה
tiqwa (tiqwâ)
/tik-VAW/
“hope, expectation, cord”
Hope, patient expectation; literally cord (Rahab's scarlet cord, Joshua 2:18); assurance grounded in God's faithfulness ('future and a hope', Jeremiah 29:11).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From קָוָה (H6960) to wait, bind.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
hopeexpectationline
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: תִּקְוָה (hope, expectation, cord) -> ἐλπίς (expectation, hope)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where תִּקְוָה (tiqwa) carries significant theological or narrative weight.