Pronunciations

Definitions

• interj. "Good month!" Ashkenazi greeting on Rosh Chodesh.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• גוט חודש gut khoydesh 'good month'
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

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• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand
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Dictionaries

• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

gut khodesh, gut hodesh, gut choydesh, gut khoydesh, gut hoydesh, gut chodesch, gut khodesch, gut hodesch, gut choydesch, gut khoydesch, gut hoydesch