Proverbs 11:23:4Prov.11.23.W4TAB
תִּקְוַ֖ת
tikvat
“hope of”
- Transliteration
- tik-VAT
- Extended
- tihk-VAHT
- IPA
- /tiqˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- hope of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tik-VAT
- clause
tik-VAT re-sha-IM e-ve-RA
- sentence
ta-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM AKH-TOV tik-VAT re-sha-IM e-ve-RA
Exegesis
The parallel construct chains taavat tsaddiqim {תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים | taʾăwāṯ ṣaddîqîm} 'desire of the righteous' and tikvat reshaim {תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים | tiqqāwāṯ rəšāʿîm} 'hope of the wicked' establish a clear antithesis.
In context — Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:23, so the Hebrew word תִּקְוַ֖ת (tikvat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.11.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.23.W4.S1) and character.