Hawaiian Verb · Greetings
hoʻopakele
Pronunciation: /HOH-oh-pah-KEH-leh/
Meaning
To save; deliverance. Often used in prayers for salvation or rescue.
Example sentences
E ʻĀina, e hoʻopakele ʻoe i ka poʻe e palekana ʻole ana.
O Land, may you save those who are not safe.
Manaʻo mākou e hiki mai ke keiki e hoʻopakele iā mākou mai ka maʻi.
We believe the child will come to save us from the sickness.
Ua pule nā mākua no ka hoʻopakele ʻana o ke Akua i kā lākou keiki ma ka moana.
The parents prayed for God's deliverance of their child at sea.
About this word
“hoʻopakele” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To save; deliverance. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.