Proverbs 29:20:5Prov.29.20.W5TAB
תִּקְוָ֖ה
tikva
“hope”
- Transliteration
- tik-VA
- Extended
- tihk-VAH
- IPA
- /tiqˈwaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hope
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tik-VA
- clause
tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
- sentence
kha-ZI-ta ISH ATS bid-va-RAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The comparative clause begins with the head noun tikvah {תִּקְוָ֖ה | tiq-vāh} ‘hope’, followed by the comparative prepositional phrase likhsil {לִכְסִ֣יל | liḵ-śîl} ‘for a fool’ and concluded by mimmennu {מִמֶּֽנּוּ | mim-me-nû} ‘than him’. The fronting of tikvah intensifies the contrast, and the verb-subject order underscores the urgent warning against speech without reflection.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–vav–heh
“to hope, expect”
In context — Proverbs 29:20
Have you seen a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:20, so the Hebrew word תִּקְוָ֖ה (tikva) 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.29.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.20.W5.S1) and character.