תִּקְוָה

tikvah

pronounced tik-VAH

Hope — a cord drawn taut

also written: hatikvah

In Scripture World English Bible

Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

Joshua 2:18 Tikvah in its literal sense — Rahab's scarlet cord, a hope you can hold

“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.

Job 14:7 The picture teachers reach for — hope as the felled stump that sprouts

Taught in

A cracked clay vessel, an olive branch, and Jerusalem stone at sunset

3 Hebrew Words for Peace, Grace and Hope

Full guide: 5 min · 4 chapters · 5 Hebrew words

Nearby words

henחֵן shalomשָׁלוֹם shalom lekhemשָׁלוֹם לָכֶם yeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ

How it reads in the app

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Hebrew words

חן hen Grace, favour
שלום shalom Wholeness, peace — nothing lacking, nothing…
תקוה tikvah Hope — a cord drawn taut
שלום לכם shalom lekhem “Peace to you” — what Yeshua said in Hebrew…
ישוע yeshua Salvation — the Hebrew name of Jesus

‹ Hebrew words

תִּקְוָה tikvah tik-VAH

Hope — a cord drawn taut

Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to let us down. You shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household.

Joshua 2:18

“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.

Job 14:7