b'sha'ah tovah

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Pronunciations

b'sha'ah tovah (bih-shah-AH toh-VAH) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Literally "at a good hour." All in good time. Good luck. Response to a pregnancy announcement--meaning may all go well.

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • בשעה טובה

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      b'sha'a tova, b'sha-ah tovah, beshaa tova

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