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ק־ו־ה (q-w-h)

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תקווה / תִּקְוָה (tikváf (plural indefinite תִּקְווֹת, singular construct תקוות / תִּקְוַת־) [pattern: תַּקְטֵלָה]

  1. (countable and uncountable) hope
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 31:17, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְיֵשׁ־תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים לִגְבוּלָֽם׃
      And there is hope for thy future, saith the Lord; And thy children shall return to their own border.
    • 2019, 13:37 from the start, in Our Boys, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Simon (Shlomi Elkabetz):
      ישך פה בלון שמתנפח ומתנפח, תקווה, תקווה, תקווה.
      It's a balloon that keeps getting bigger, hope, hope, hope.

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התקווה / הַתִּקְוָה (hatikvá)

  1. Hatikvah, the national anthem of Israel.

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