pray

preɪ
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Translation of pray from English into Hebrew

Verb

1.

religion

tr./intr.
speak to a deity for thanks or help
tr./intr.
  • Every night, she would pray for peace.כל לילה היא הייתה מתפללת לשלום.
2.

emotion

tr./intr.
strongly hope for a specific outcome
tr./intr.
לְקַוּוֹת le-kavotלְיַחֵל
  • They prayed for good weather on the wedding day.הם קיוו למזג אוויר טוב ביום החתונה.
3.

request

intr.
humbly ask someone for help or time
intr.
  • He prayed for a moment of her time.הוא התחנן לרגע מזמנה.
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Expressions with pray: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לִירוֹת לְכָל הַכִּוּוּנִים
The company decided to spray and pray with their new ads.
לְקַוּוֹת וּלְהִתְפַּלֵּל
We hope and pray for their safe return.
לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לְגֶשֶׁם
Farmers often pray for rain during droughts.
תַּקָּלָה טֶכְנוֹלוֹגִית
כִּשָּׁלוֹן טֶכְנִי
The software update turned into a plug and pray scenario.
לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לֵאלֹהֵי הָאַסְלָה
He had to pray to the porcelain god after the party.
לְהַקִּיא לַאֲסְלָה
He had to pray to the porcelain goddess after the party.

Synonyms and analogies of pray in English

Examples of pray in a sentence

  • They gather to pray for the community's well-being.
  • I pray for peace every night.
  • We all prayed for his recovery.
  • She prayed for assistance with her project.
  • I pray you grant me this favor.

Translations of "pray" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
לְהִתְפַּלֵּלv. - lehitpalel

Pilgrims travel thousands of miles to pray on the roof of the world.

עולי רגל נוסעים אלפי קילומטרים כדי להתפלל על גג העולם.

לְהִתְחַנֵּןv. - lehitkhanen

He just stood there shaking so hard he couldn't even pray.

הוא עמד שם ורעד כל כך שהוא לא יכל אפילו להתחנן.

לְקַוּוֹתv. - leqavot

I can only pray that you never have to read this.

אני יכול רק לקוות שהנך לא צריך לקרוא את זה.

לְבַקֵּשׁv. - levaqesh

Communities gather to pray and seek blessings from their deity.

קהילות מתאספות כדי להתפלל ולבקש ברכות מהאלוהות שלהם.

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pray: Examples and translations in context

Farmers often pray for good weather throughout the critical harvest period.

חקלאים לעתים קרובות מתפללים למזג אוויר טוב לאורך תקופת הקציר הקריטית.

Pilgrims pray from dusk till dawn at the shrine during the annual ceremony.

עולי הרגל מתפללים מהדמדומים עד עלות השחר במתחם במהלך הטקס השנתי.

The bishop encouraged him to pray carefully before choosing to take holy orders.

הבישוף עודד אותו להתפלל בכובד ראש לפני שייבחר לקבל סמיכה לכמורה.

People pray for peace to replace the state of war ravaging their land.

אנשים מתפללים לשלום שיחליף את המצב של מלחמה הרסני שנכפה על האדמה שלהם.

Community members rallied together to pray against the possession rumored to afflict her.

בני הקהילה התאחדו כדי להתפלל נגד הדיבוק שלפי השמועות פגע בה.

I just pray you never cross paths with that twisted man.

אני רק מתפלל שלעולם לא אחצה נתיבים עם שגבר מעוות.

Most people would pray if their airplane was about to crash.

רוב האנשים היו מתפללים אם המטוס שלהם היה עומד להתרסק.

But we are gathered here today to pray for just two.

אך התכנסנו כאן היום כדי להתפלל למען שני אנשים בלבד.

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