zol zayn gezunt un shtark
Definitions
interj. 'Shall be healthy and strong'; said after the name of an elderly person.
Example Sentences
"You consider Reb Aryeh Levin zz’l a zaddik and also Rav Grossman, zol gezunt zain, as one of our zaddikim." (source)
"I did not hear the Rebbes zol zein gezunt decree that there should be a movement to realy learn, master, and put into practice the halachos of lashon hara, rechilus, kabalah of same, and above all ve’ahavta leracha kamocha?" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
זאָל זײַן געזונט און שטאַרק zol zayn gezunt un shtark
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
zol zein gezunt un shtark, zol zain gezunt un shtark, zol zayn gezunt un shtark, zol zeyn gezunt un shtark, zol gezunt zayn, zol gezunt zein, zol gezunt zain
Notes
Sometimes also 'zol gezunt zayn' or 'zol zayn gezunt.'
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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