Tiqvâh — H8616

Definition

masculine proper noun

Tikvah, the name of two Israelites

1. Tikvath or Tikvah = "hope"
2. father of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah in the time of king Josiah of Judah
3. father of Jahaziah (Tikvah) in the time of Ezra

Usually translated as

Tikvah

Origin

the same as H8615

• Same as Tiqvâh (H8615)

Occurrences

Tiqvâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1)

• 2 Kings 22:14 — So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah (תִּקְוָ֗ה), the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
• 2 Chronicles 34:22 — And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath (תָּקְהַ֗ת), the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
• Ezra 10:15 — Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah (תִּקְוָ֖ה) were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.