gmar tov
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Pronunciations

gmar tov (gmar TOHV) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Greeting/closing used between Rosh Hashana and the end of Yom Kippur.

Example Sentences

  • "Gmar tov, and have a meaningful fast."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • clipping of gmar chatima tova

      • Who Uses This

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

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      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      gemar tov, g'mar tov

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