gut chodesh
gut chodesh
Alternative Spellings
gut khodesh, gut hodesh, gut choydesh, gut khoydesh, gut hoydesh, gut chodesch, gut khodesch, gut hodesch, gut choydesch, gut khoydesch, gut hoydesch
Definitions
- "Good month!" Ashkenazi greeting on Rosh Chodesh.
Example Sentences
- "Gut chodesh, my friends!"
Languages of Origin
Textual Hebrew, Yiddish
Etymology
גוט חודש gut khoydesh 'good month'
Who Uses This
Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
Regions
North America
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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