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Hatikvah

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Also known as The Hope, Naftali Herz Imber

Hatikvah ( ; ) is the national anthem of the State of Israel. Part of 19th-century Jewish poetry, the theme of the Romantic composition reflects the 2,000-year-old desire of the Jewish people to return to the Land of Israel in order to reclaim it as a free and sovereign nation-state. The piece's lyrics are adapted from a work by Naftali Herz Imber, a Jewish poet from Złoczów, Austrian Galicia. Imber wrote the first version of the poem in 1877, when he was hosted by a Jewish scholar in Iași.

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"Hatikvah" is the national anthem of Israel, with lyrics adapted from a poem written by Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber in 1877. The song expresses the centuries-old Jewish aspiration to return to and establish a free, independent nation in the Land of Israel.

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Anthem.transcription
Hatīkvāh
Anthem.image
Cigarette silk depicting Zionist flag (3560854953).jpg
Anthem.caption
Poem lyrics below an Israeli flag
Anthem.prefix
National
Anthem.country
Israel
Anthem.author
Naftali Herz Imber
Anthem.lyrics_date
1877
Anthem.composer
Shmuel Cohen
Anthem.music_date
1887–1888
Anthem.adopted
1948
Anthem.sound
Hatikvah instrumental.ogg
Anthem.sound_title
Instrumental rendition by the United States Navy Band

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Hatikvah
first line
כָּל עוֹד בַּלֵּבָב פְּנִימָה
last line
אֶרֶץ צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם
title
התקווה
publication date
1878-00-00
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21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Text
  • Before the founding of Israel
  • Adoption as the Israeli national anthem
  • Melody and its origins
  • Zionist adaptation
  • 2017 boycott in UAE
  • Usage in film
  • Renditions, interpretations, and usage in popular music
  • Text
  • Official Hebrew lyrics
  • English translation
  • Original lyrics
  • Interpretation
  • Objections and alternate proposals
  • By religious Jews
  • By non-Jewish Israelis
  • See also
  • References
  • Notes
  • Citations

Hatikvah ( ; ) is the national anthem of the State of Israel. Part of 19th-century Jewish poetry, the theme of the Romantic composition reflects the 2,000-year-old desire of the Jewish people to return to the Land of Israel in order to reclaim it as a free and sovereign nation-state. The piece's lyrics are adapted from a work by Naftali Herz Imber, a Jewish poet from Złoczów, Austrian Galicia. Imber wrote the first version of the poem in 1877, when he was hosted by a Jewish scholar in Iași.

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