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It is used in the context of looking forward to something with anticipation and confidence. In the biblical narrative, it often reflects a deep-seated trust in God's promises and a hopeful outlook towards the future, even amidst trials and uncertainties.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, hope was not merely a passive wish but an active trust in God's faithfulness and covenant promises. The concept of hope was deeply intertwined with the Israelites' understanding of their relationship with God, who had delivered them from Egypt and promised them a future. This hope was both personal and communal, often expressed in the context of waiting for God's deliverance or the coming of the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm">yachal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a hope<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>expectation (1), hope (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">תּוֺחֶ֫לֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>hope</b></font>, absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ת</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-12.htm">Proverbs 13:12</a>; construct <em>id.</em> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-28.htm">Proverbs 10:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-7.htm">Proverbs 11:7</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">תּוֺחַלְתִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-8.htm">Psalm 39:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-18.htm">Lamentations 3:18</a>; <font class="hebrew2">תֹּחַלְתּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/41-1.htm">Job 41:1</a>; — <em>hope</em>, followed by subject Genitive <a href="/interlinear/job/41-1.htm">Job 41:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-28.htm">Proverbs 10:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-7.htm">Proverbs 11:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-18.htm">Lamentations 3:18</a>; followed by subject Genitive + <font class="hebrew2">לְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-8.htm">Psalm 39:8</a> (<font class="hebrew2">תּוֺחַלְתִּי לְךָ</font>); alone <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-12.htm">Proverbs 13:12</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Toah <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm">yachal</a>; expectation -- hope. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm">yachal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י ותוחלת ותוחלתי תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת תוחלת תוחלתי תחלתו tō·ḥal·tōw tō·w·ḥal·tî tō·w·ḥe·leṯ tochalTi tochalTo toChelet tōḥaltōw tōwḥaltî tōwḥeleṯ vetochalTi vetoChelet wə·ṯō·w·ḥal·tî wə·ṯō·w·ḥe·leṯ wəṯōwḥaltî wəṯōwḥeleṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/41-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 41:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> הֵן־ <b> תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ </b> נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Behold, <span class="itali">your expectation</span> is FALSE;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Behold, the hope</span> of him is in vain:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/41-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Behold <span class="itali">your expectation</span> is false even<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/39-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 39:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑י <b> תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י </b> לְךָ֣ הִֽיא׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for what do I wait? <span class="itali">My hope</span> is in You.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> what wait <span class="itali">I for? my hope</span> [is] in thee.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wait Lord <span class="itali">my hope</span> he<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/10-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 10:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת </b> צַדִּיקִ֣ים שִׂמְחָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The hope</span> of the righteous is gladness,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The hope</span> of the righteous<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the hope</span> of the righteous is gladness<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 11:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תֹּאבַ֣ד תִּקְוָ֑ה <b> וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת </b> אוֹנִ֣ים אָבָֽדָה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will perish, <span class="itali">And the hope</span> of strong men<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall perish: <span class="itali">and the hope</span> of unjust<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will perish expectation <span class="itali">and the hope</span> of unjust perishes<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/13-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 13:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת </b> מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Hope</span> deferred makes<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Hope</span> deferred maketh the heart<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Hope</span> deferred makes<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/3-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 3:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י <b> וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י </b> מֵיְהוָֽה׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has perished, <span class="itali">And [so has] my hope</span> from the LORD.<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> My strength <span class="itali">and my hope</span> is perished<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has perished my strength <span class="itali">my hope</span> the LORD<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8431.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8431.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8431<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tochalti_8431.htm">tō·w·ḥal·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tochalto_8431.htm">tō·ḥal·tōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tochelet_8431.htm">tō·w·ḥe·leṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetochalti_8431.htm">wə·ṯō·w·ḥal·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetochelet_8431.htm">wə·ṯō·w·ḥe·leṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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