shana tova

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Pronunciations

shana tova (shuh-NAH toh-VAH) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Happy new year.

Example Sentences

  • Facebook message: "I would like to wish a Shana Tova to all of my friends and family."

  • "Shana tova, Cheryl, and wish all your family Shana tova too." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שנה טובה, lit. 'good year' > Y לשנה־טובֿה leshone-toyve, lit. 'to a good year'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • 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

      shanah tovah, l'shone toyve, lshone toyve, lshone toive

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