What does תּוֹחֶלֶת · ἐλπίς mean in the Bible?
תּוֹחֶלֶת · ἐλπίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "expectation, hope, anticipation".
Hebrew · H8431, G1680
תּוֹחֶלֶת
Expectation · expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
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תּוֹחֶלֶת H8431 expectation
Pronunciation tohelet
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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 תּוֹחֶלֶת (tochelet) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹחֶלֶת · ἐλπίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "expectation, hope, anticipation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8431, G1680?
H8431, G1680 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. expectation, hope, anticipation
Strong's H8431, G1680
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Source Gloss
expectation, hope, anticipation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תּוֹחֶלֶת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain