Strong’s definition
literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
KJV gloss list in the source
expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.
Source pronunciation notation: tik-vaw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H6960 (קָוָה); (compare H6961 (קָוֶה))
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