In the bible, Tikvah is the name of the father of Shallum (2KI 22:14), as well as name of opposed Israel's decision to set apart foreign wives (EZR 10:15). Meaning of the name: hope; a little line; congregation. Related names are:
Huldah,
Jerusalem,
Hilkiah (and others ...)
. The translations of Tikvah in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Tikva in Spanish to
Tikva in Spanish!
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. (2KI 22:14)
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. (EZR 10:15)