prayer

prɛər
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Translation of prayer into Hebrew

Noun

1.

religious act

act of praying to a deity
  • He knelt down for a prayer.הוא כרע ברך לתפילה.
2.

prayer words

specific words used in praying
  • She recited a prayer from memory.היא דקלמה תפילה מהזיכרון.
3.

slight chance

US
remote hope or chance
US
  • He doesn't have a prayer of winning.אין לו סיכוי לנצח.
4.

law court

TECH.
legal request to a court
TECH.
  • The lawyer filed a prayer for relief..העו״ד הגיש לבית המשפט סעד לפיצויים.
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Expressions with prayer: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

לְהַגְשִׁים מִשְׁאָלָה
The new policy answered a prayer for the community's water shortage.
תְּשׁוּבָה לִתְפִילָּה
The new medicine was an answer to a prayer for many patients.
לִהְיוֹת בַּעַל סִיכּוּי
They don't have a prayer of winning the game.
הִסְתַּמְּכוּת עַל תִּקְוָה וּמַזָּל
They made it through the storm on a wing and a prayer.
תְּפִילַּת עֶרֶב
She whispered her evening prayer before bed.
בֵּית תְּפִילָּה
The community built a new house of prayer.

Synonyms and analogies of prayer in English

Examples of prayer in a sentence

  • She whispered a prayer before the exam.
  • He whispered a prayer before sleeping.
  • The prayer was written in an ancient language.
  • Without a prayer, they attempted the impossible.
  • The team knew they had a prayer of success.
  • The defendant's prayer for a retrial was denied.

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

Noun
תְּפִלָּהnf. - tfila

The community organized a prayer meeting to address the recent sin.

הקהילה ארגנה אסיפת תפילה כדי להתמודד עם החטא שאירע לאחרונה.

Monks in the ancient monastery still lead a cloistered life of prayer.

הנזירים במנזר העתיק עדיין חיים חיי הסתגרות של תפילה והתבוננות.

הַתְפָּלָהnf. - hatpala

But the basic prayer rite in the essential parts is the same.

אבל נוסח התפלה הבסיסי בחלקים היסודיים הוא אותו הדבר.

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Other translations for prayer:

  • מִתְפַּלֵּלnm.
  • סִכּוּיnm.
  • שַׁחֲרִיתnf.
  • תְּפִלָּהn.

prayer: Examples and translations in context

The quick ambulance arrival answered a prayer in that terrifying car accident.

ההגעה המהירה של האמבולנס הייתה תשובה לתפילה באותה תאונת דרכים מפחידה.

The negative test results answered a prayer after weeks of anxious waiting.

תוצאות הבדיקה השליליות היו תשובה לתפילה אחרי שבועות של המתנה מודאגת.

The rain after months of drought answered a prayer for local farmers.

הגשם אחרי חודשים של בצורת היה תשובה לתפילה עבור החקלאים המקומיים.

In prison, secret prayer meetings became the believers' only daily bread.

בכלא הפגישות החשאיות לתפילה הפכו להיות לחמם הרוחני היחיד של המאמינים.

Her daily devotion includes prayer and reading religious texts every morning.

הדבקות היומית שלה כוללת תפילה וקריאת טקסטים דתיים בכל בוקר.

She would whisper a prayer each night before drifting off to dreamland.

היא נהגה ללחוש תפילה כל לילה לפני שנסחפה לארץ החלומות.

Her promotion really answered a prayer after months of financial struggle.

הקידום שלה ממש היה תשובה לתפילה אחרי חודשים של קשיים כלכליים.

She chose the deep blue prayer beads for their tranquil color.

היא בחרה את מחרוזת התפילה הכחולה עמוקה בגלל הצבע השלו שלה.

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