be mesameyakh

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Definitions

  • v. To celebrate.

Example Sentences

  • "It is always a mitzva to attend a simcha and to be 'mesameyach,' but it is highlighted and magnified when there is so much at stake and so much sacrifice involved in doing so safely." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y משׂמח זײַן mesameyakh zayn

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      be mesameyach, be mesameyekh, be mesameyech

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