be zoykhe

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Pronunciations

be zoykhe (ZOY-kheh) listen
be zokhe (ZOH-kheh) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To merit, have the privilege (to); to live to see.

Example Sentences

  • "We should all be zoykhe to see the coming of Moshiach."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y זוכה זײַן zóykhe zayn

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      be zoche, be zoiche, be zoyche, be zokhe, be zokheh, be zocheh, be zoikhe, be zoicheh, be zoikheh

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