Hatikvah

התקווה

English: The Hope
Words of the song below an Israeli flag.
National anthem of  Israel
Lyrics	Naftali Herz Imber, 1877
Music	Shmuel Cohen, c. 1887–1888
Adopted	1948
Audio sample
Instrumental rendition by the United States Navy Band file help

"Hatikvah" (Hebrew: התקוה, say: hah-tik-VAH, meaning "The Hope") is a Jewish folk song that is the national anthem of Israel. The words of the song were written by Naftali Herz Imber in 1877, and about a decade later, his words were put to music by Shmuel Cohen. The words of the song are based on a longer poem written by Imber himself.^[1][2][3]

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