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tik´va, tik´vath (תּקוה, tikÌ£waÌ„h, “hopeâ€):
(1) The father-in-law of Huldah the prophetess () (Codex Vaticanus ΘεκκουαυÌ, ThekkouauÌ; Codex Alexandrinus ΘεκκουεÌ, ThekkoueÌ; Lucian ΘεκουεÌ, ThekoueÌ), called in “Tokhath†(KÌ£ereÌ„ תּקהת, Kethı̄bh תוקהת, Codex Vaticanus ΚαθουαÌλ, KathouaÌl; Codex Alexandrinus ΘακουαÌθ, ThakouaÌth, Lucian ΘεκωεÌ, ThekoÌ„eÌ). The reading of 2 Kings is to be preferred.
(2) The father of Jahzeiah () (Codex Vaticanus ἙλκειαÌ, HelkeiaÌ; Codex Alexandrinus ΘεκουεÌ, ThekoueÌ, called “Theocanus,†Revised Version “Thocanus†in 1 Esdras 9:14).