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Translation of the biblical phrase אֲסִירֵ֖י הַתִּקְוָ֑ה (assirei ha-tikvah) found in Zechariah 9:12. See אָסִיר (asír, “prisoner”) and תִּקְוָה (tikvá, “hope”) for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
prisoner of hope
Today it means: One who remains hopeful in spite of circumstances that seem hopeless. Full definition →