Tikva (תִּקְוָה) means wick in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wick
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tikva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פתיל, סיבים השזורים זה בזה לכדי גוף אחד.
הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ בָאִים בָּאָרֶץ; אֶת־תִּקְוַת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי הַזֶּה תִּקְשְׁרִי בַּחַלּוֹן, אֲשֶׁר הוֹרַדְתֵּנוּ בוֹ.
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
- Root
- ק־ו־ה
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- תִּקְוֹות
- Inflections
- ר' תִּקְוֹות; תִּקְוַת־, ר' תִּקְוֹות־
- Gematria
- 517
This is how Tikva is said in other languages.
- English
- wick
- Spanish
- mecha
These words mean nearly the same as Tikva.
These words rhyme with Tikva.
The word Tikva comes from the root ק־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Tikva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tikva.
What does Tikva (תִּקְוָה) mean in Hebrew?
Tikva (תִּקְוָה) means wick. It is said tikva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Tikva (תִּקְוָה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tikva (תִּקְוָה) are חוט.
What rhymes with Tikva (תִּקְוָה)?
Words that rhyme with Tikva (תִּקְוָה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Tikva (תִּקְוָה) masculine or feminine?
The word Tikva (תִּקְוָה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is תִּקְוֹות.
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.