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תקווה

תקווה

Hebrew

Root
ק־ו־ה

Noun

תקווה \ תִּקְוָה (tikvá) f (plural indefinite תִּקְווֹת, singular construct תקוות \ תִּקְוַת־) [pattern: תַּקְטֵלָה]

  1. (countable and uncountable) hope
    • Jeremiah 31:17, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְיֵשׁ־תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים לִגְבוּלָֽם׃
      And there is hope for thy future, saith the Lord; And thy children shall return to their own border.

Declension