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hope

Meaning of “hope”

1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

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129 occurrences121 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Ruth 1:12

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Lamentations 3:18
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And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:18 · retained source text

And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:

Lamentations 3:21
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This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:21 · retained source text

This I recall to my mind, therefore haue I hope.

1611 marginal noteHeb. make to returne to my heart.

Lamentations 3:24
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The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:24 · retained source text

The LORD is my portion, sayth my soule, therefore will I hope in him.

1611 marginal notePsal. 16.5. and 73.26. and 119.57. iere. 10.16.

Lamentations 3:26
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It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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1611 witness · Lamentations 3:26 · retained source text

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the saluation of the LORD.

Complete reference index — all 121 verses
Ruth 1:12Ezra 10:2Job 4:6Job 5:16Job 6:11Job 7:6Job 8:13Job 8:14Job 11:18Job 11:20Job 14:7Job 14:19Job 17:15Job 19:10Job 27:8Job 31:24Job 41:9Psalms 16:9Psalms 22:9Psalms 31:24Psalms 33:18Psalms 33:22Psalms 38:15Psalms 39:7Psalms 42:5Psalms 42:11Psalms 43:5Psalms 71:5Psalms 71:14Psalms 78:7Psalms 119:49Psalms 119:81Psalms 119:114Psalms 119:116Psalms 130:5Psalms 130:7Psalms 131:3Psalms 146:5Psalms 147:11Proverbs 10:28Proverbs 11:7Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 14:32Proverbs 19:18Proverbs 26:12Proverbs 29:20Ecclesiastes 9:4Isaiah 38:18Isaiah 57:10Jeremiah 2:25Jeremiah 14:8Jeremiah 17:7Jeremiah 17:13Jeremiah 17:17Jeremiah 18:12Jeremiah 31:17Jeremiah 50:7Lamentations 3:18Lamentations 3:21Lamentations 3:24Lamentations 3:26Lamentations 3:29Ezekiel 13:6Ezekiel 19:5Ezekiel 37:11Hosea 2:15Joel 3:16Zechariah 9:12Luke 6:34Acts 2:26Acts 16:19Acts 23:6Acts 24:15Acts 26:6Acts 26:7Acts 27:20Acts 28:20Romans 4:18Romans 5:2Romans 5:4Romans 5:5Romans 8:20Romans 8:24Romans 8:25Romans 12:12Romans 15:4Romans 15:131 Corinthians 9:101 Corinthians 13:131 Corinthians 15:192 Corinthians 1:72 Corinthians 3:122 Corinthians 10:15Galatians 5:5Ephesians 1:18Ephesians 2:12Ephesians 4:4Philippians 1:20Philippians 2:23Colossians 1:5Colossians 1:23Colossians 1:271 Thessalonians 1:31 Thessalonians 2:191 Thessalonians 4:131 Thessalonians 5:82 Thessalonians 2:161 Timothy 1:1Titus 1:2Titus 2:13Titus 3:7Hebrews 3:6Hebrews 6:11Hebrews 6:18Hebrews 6:19Hebrews 7:191 Peter 1:31 Peter 1:131 Peter 1:211 Peter 3:151 John 3:3

Where “hope” appears

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Ruth1 occurrence
1 verseEzra1 occurrence
1 verseJob16 occurrences
15 versesPsalms22 occurrences
22 versesProverbs7 occurrences
7 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
8 versesLamentations5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseActs8 occurrences
8 versesRomans15 occurrences
10 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
3 verses2 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians3 occurrences
3 versesPhilippians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians3 occurrences
3 verses1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus3 occurrences
3 versesHebrews5 occurrences
5 verses1 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses1 John1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Romans 8:24

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

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