What does מִקְוֶה · ἐλπίς mean in the Bible?
מִקְוֶה · ἐλπίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "source of expectation or trust".
Hebrew · H4723, G1680
מִקְוֶה
Something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection , i.e. (of water) a pond , or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove · expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
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מִקְוֶה H4723 something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection , i.e. (of water) a pond , or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
Pronunciation miqĕweh
Hope as the object of waiting; confidence grounded in gathering/collection of resources into one place.
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ἐλπίς G1680 expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Pronunciation elpís
Hope anchored in God's character and future promises, not mere wishful thinking or human optimism
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What does מִקְוֶה (miqveh) mean in the Bible?
מִקְוֶה · ἐλπίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "source of expectation or trust".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4723, G1680?
H4723, G1680 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. source of expectation or trust
Strong's H4723, G1680
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Source Gloss
source of expectation or trust
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain