lehitraot

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Pronunciations

lehitraot (leh-HEET-trah-OHT) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Goodbye for now; see you later.

Example Sentences

  • "In Hebrew we don't like to say 'goodbye,' it sounds so final. Rather, we say, 'lehitraot,' or see you again."

  • "Saying le'hitraot to our beit midrash ? See you at recharge 5780!" (source)

  • "...and Lehitraot and Mazel tov to Miss Rabinowitz on her forthcoming marriage. The whole school looks forward to having her back with us soon." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • לְהִתְרָאוֹת l'hitra'ót, lit. 'to see each other'

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      l'hitraot

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