How to say "to hope" in Hebrew
לְקַוּוֹת
[lekauot]without vowels: לקוות
Meaning: to hope
"to hope" in Hebrew is לְקַוּוֹת (lekauot). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ק-ו-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ק-ו-ה
Examples: "to hope" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְקַווֶּה | mekavu |
| she | הִיא מְקַווָּה | mekavu |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְקַווִּים | mekavum |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְקַוּוֹת | mekauot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי קִיווִּיתִי | kivuti |
| he | הוּא קִיווָּה | kivu |
| she | הִיא קִיווְּתָה | kivuta |
| they | הֵם קִיוּוּ | kiuu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲקַווֶּה | akavu |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּקַווֶּה | tekavu |
| he | הוּא יְקַווֶּה | ykavu |
| she | הִיא תְּקַווֶּה | tekavu |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.