Tikva (תקווה) means hope in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hope
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tikva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1האמונה שבעתיד יהיה טוב.
"וְיֵשׁ־תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ, נְאֻם־יהוה; וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים, לִגְבוּלָם.
- 2שם פרטי. ב לזכר, אך ב לנקבה.
וַיֵּלֶךְ חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַכֹּהֵן [...] אֶל־חֻלְדָּה הַנְּבִיאָה אֵשֶׁת שַׁלֻּם בֶּן־תִּקְוָה בֶּן־חַרְחַס שֹׁמֵר הַבְּגָדִים...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tikva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תִּקְוָה
- Written without vowel points
- תקווה
- Said
- tikva
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- תִּקְווֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תִּקְווֹת; תִּקְוַת־, ר' תִּקְווֹת־
- Gematria
- 517
This is how Tikva is said in other languages.
- English
- hope
- Arabic
- أمل
- Russian
- надежда
- French
- espoir
- Spanish
- esperanza
- German
- Hoffnung
- Yiddish
- האָפֿענונג
These words mean nearly the same as Tikva.
- יהב
- ייחול
- תוחלת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tikva.
- ייאוש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tikva.
The word Tikva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אסיר תקווה
- פתח תקוה
- תקות שוא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Tikva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tikva.
What does Tikva (תקווה) mean in Hebrew?
Tikva (תקווה) means hope. It is said tikva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Tikva (תקווה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tikva (תקווה) are יהב, ייחול, and תוחלת.
What is the opposite of Tikva (תקווה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tikva (תקווה) are ייאוש.
What rhymes with Tikva (תקווה)?
Words that rhyme with Tikva (תקווה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תקוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.