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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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Psalms 119:81
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:81 · retained source text

¶ My soule fainteth for thy saluation: but I hope in thy word.

Psalms 119:116
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:116 · retained source text

Uphold mee according vnto thy word, that I may liue: and let mee not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 130:5 · retained source text

I wait for the LORD, my soule doeth waite: and in his worde doe I hope.

Psalms 130:7
Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 130:7 · retained source text

Let Israel hope in the LORD, for with the LORD there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption.

Psalms 131:3
Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 131:3 · retained source text

Let Israel hope in the LORD, from henceforth and for euer.

1611 marginal noteHebr. from now.

Psalms 146:5
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 146:5 · retained source text

Happy is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe: whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:28 · retained source text

The hope of the righteous shall bee gladnesse: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

1611 marginal noteIob 8.13. and 11.20. psal.112.10.

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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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