yom tov

American

[yawn tuhv, tuhf, yuhn tuhv, tuhf, yawm tawv, yohm tohv] / ˈjɔn təv, təf, ˈjʌn təv, təf, ˈjɔm ˈtɔv, ˈjoʊm ˈtoʊv /

noun

Yiddish and Hebrew.

a Jewish holiday.

yom tov British

/ ˈjɔm ˈtɔv, ˈjɔmtəv /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

yamim tovim

plural
yom tovs

plural
yomim tovim

plural

Etymology

Origin of yom tov

Literally, “good day”

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