gam zu l'toyve

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Pronunciations

gam zeh l'tovah (gahm ZEH le-toh-VAH) listen
gam zu l'toyve (gahm ZOO le-TOY-veh)

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Definitions

  • interj. This too is for the best.

Example Sentences

  • "Uh oh--we got a parking ticket. Gam zu l'toyve."

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Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גם זו לטובה

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      gam zu l'tovah, gam zeh l'tovah, gam zeh ltovah, gam zu ltovah, gam zu ltoyve

Notes

  • Made popular by Nachum Ish Gamzu, a tanna.

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