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Tikvah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Tikvah', תַּקְוָה , a cord [as in Joshua 2:18; Joshua 2:21], or hope [as often]), the name of two Israelites.

1. (Sept. θεκκουέ v.r. θεκουάν; Vulg. Thecua.) The son of Harhas and father of Shallum, which last was the husband of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14). B.C. ante 632. He is elsewhere (2 Chronicles 34:22) called TIKVATH (See TIKVATH) (q.v.).

2. (Sept. θεκουέ v.r. θέκωέ; Vulg. Thecue.) The father of Jahaziah, which latter was one of the "rulers" appointed to carry out the divorce of the Gentile wives after the Captivity (Ezra 10:15). B.C. 458.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Tikvah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/tikvah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.