yom tov

[ Yiddish. yawn tuhv, tuhf; English yuhn tuhv, tuhf; Sephardic Hebrew yawm tawv; Ashkenazic Hebrew yohm tohv ]

noun

, Yiddish and Hebrew.

, plural English yom tovs [yuhn, t, uh, vz, t, uh, fs], ya·mim to·vim, yo·mim to·vim [yawn-, toi, -vim, yah-, meem, taw-, veem, yaw, -mim , toh, -vim].

1. a Jewish holiday.

yom tov

/ ˈjɔm ˈtɔv; ˈjɔmtəv /

noun

1. Judaism a festival, esp that of Passover, Shabuoth, Sukkoth, or Rosh Hashana

Word History and Origins

Origin of yom tov¹

Literally, “good day”

Example Sentences

He greeted his aged father with a smile, and wished him good 'Yom Tov' and bowed his head for his father's blessing.

From Project Gutenberg

"Good 'Yom-tov' to you, teacher," I cried in the same excited voice as when I had come in.

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