Hatikvah

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Hatikvah is the national anthem of Israel, expressing the Jewish people's enduring hope for freedom and return to their ancestral homeland.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian folk melody
Zionist song
national anthem
poem
poet
song
adoptedAsNationalAnthem 1948
associatedWith aliyah (Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel)
return to Zion
author Naftali Herz Imber
basedOnPoem Tikvateinu
controversy perceived lack of inclusivity for some non-Jewish citizens of Israel
country Israel
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
culturalSignificance central symbol of modern Jewish nationalism
describes 2,000-year-old hope of the Jewish people
ethnicGroup Jewish people
expresses Jewish people's enduring hope for freedom
Jewish people's hope to return to their ancestral homeland
genre patriotic song
hasNotation musical score
hasOfficialStatus de facto anthem from 1948
formally anchored in Israeli law in the 21st century
isNationalAnthemOf Israel
language Hebrew
lyricsBy Naftali Herz Imber
melodyPossiblyDerivedFrom Romanian folk music
mentions Jerusalem
Zion
musicAdaptedFrom La Mantovana
numberOfOfficialStanzas 1
openingWords Kol od balevav penimah
performedAt international sporting events for Israel
memorial ceremonies in Israel
performedOn Israeli Independence Day ceremonies
official state occasions in Israel
refrainTranslation Our hope is not yet lost
refrainWords Od lo avdah tikvatenu
shortenedFrom a longer original poem
symbolOf Jewish national identity
State of Israel
theme Jewish national revival
Zionism
longing for the Land of Israel
titleInEnglish The Hope
usedBy Jewish communities in the diaspora
World Zionist Organization
Zionist movement

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Yom Ha’atzmaut ("Israeli national anthem Hatikvah")
associatedSymbol
Israel
nationalAnthem
Day of Independence ("Israeli national anthem Hatikvah")
symbol

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