תִּקְוָה
tikva · Tikvah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8616 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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tikva (תִּקְוָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Tikvah”.
A personal name meaning "hope." Father of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14). Another man in Ezra 10:15 also bears it.
How to say it
tik·va
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Kings 22:14
Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas, keeper of the garments —she was living in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter— and they spoke with her.
- Ezra 10:15
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood against this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.