Pronunciations

Definitions

• interj. 'A good writing and sealing in the Book of Life'; a formal Ashkenazi greeting on Rosh Hashanah.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• כתיבה וחתימה טובה ketiva vechatima tova 'a good inscribing and sealing'
  

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)
• Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations

Regions

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

Dictionaries

• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

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