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PricingAboutSupportHatikvah is a Hebrew poem of longing for Zion that became the anthem of the State of Israel. It is not a synagogue prayer, but it is among the Hebrew texts many learners meet first. Sung as Israel’s national anthem at state and communal gatherings.
כֹּל עוֹד בַּלֵּבָב פְּנִימָה נֶפֶשׁ יְהוּדִי הוֹמִיָּה
kol od balevav penimah nefesh yehudi homiyah
So long as in the heart, within, a Jewish soul still yearns,
וּלְפַאֲתֵי מִזְרָח קָדִימָה עַיִן לְצִיּוֹן צוֹפִיָּה
ulfa'atei mizrakh kadimah ayin letziyon tzofiyah
and onward, toward the east, an eye still watches toward Zion,
עוֹד לֹא אָבְדָה תִּקְוָתֵנוּ הַתִּקְוָה בַּת שְׁנוֹת אַלְפַּיִם
od lo avdah tikvatenu hatikvah bat shnot alpayim
our hope is not yet lost, the hope of two thousand years,
לִהְיוֹת עַם חָפְשִׁי בְּאַרְצֵנוּ אֶרֶץ צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם
lihyot am khofshi be'artzenu eretz tziyon virushalayim
to be a free people in our land, the land of Zion and Jerusalem.
Poem by Naftali Herz Imber; anthem of the State of Israel
Sung as Israel’s national anthem at state and communal gatherings.
Hatikvah is in Hebrew.