hatzlocha

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Definitions

  • n. Success, good fortune.

  • n. Luck.

Example Sentences

  • “He had real hatzlocha in his learning and gained the respect of the other bochrim.” (Weiser)

  • “He has real hatzlocha in his new business and made millions in just months.” (Weiser)

  • "Madreigas HaAdam promulgates the ideal, that in a yeshivish environment, incorporating a college schedule into a demanding learning schedule, wisely and with great attention, will actually enhance a Ben Torah’s hatzlocha in learning and yiras shomayim." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y הצלחה hatslokhe

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      hatslokhe, hatzlokha, hatzlokhah, hatzlochah, hatzlokhe, hatzlokheh, hatslokheh, hatslocha, hatslochah

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