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yom tov
[ Yiddish. yawn tuhv, tuhf; English yuhn tuhv, tuhf; Sephardic Hebrew yawm tawv; Ashkenazic Hebrew yohm tohv ]
noun
, Yiddish and Hebrew.
, plural English yom tovs [yuhn, t, uh, vz, t, uh, fs], ya·mim to·vim, yo·mim to·vim [yawn-, toi, -vim, yah-, meem, taw-, veem, yaw, -mim , toh, -vim].
- a Jewish holiday.
yom tov
/ ˈjɔm ˈtɔv; ˈjɔmtəv /
noun
- Judaism a festival, esp that of Passover, Shabuoth, Sukkoth, or Rosh Hashana
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yom tov1
Literally, “good day”
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Example Sentences
He greeted his aged father with a smile, and wished him good 'Yom Tov' and bowed his head for his father's blessing.
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"Good 'Yom-tov' to you, teacher," I cried in the same excited voice as when I had come in.
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