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shavua tov

/ʃəˈvuːə ˌtoʊv/

shavua tov phrase: used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.

Phrase

shavua tov!

  1. Used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.

Origin of shavua tov

From Hebrew שבוע טוב (shavúa tov, “good week”), from Yiddish אַ גוטע וואָך (a gute vokh).

Questions about shavua tov

What does shavua tov mean?
Shavua tov means used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.
What part of speech is shavua tov?
Shavua tov is a phrase.
How do you pronounce shavua tov?
Shavua tov is pronounced /ʃəˈvuːə ˌtoʊv/.

Words near shavua tov in the dictionary

  1. shavings
  2. Shavitt
  3. Shaviyani
  4. Shavon
  5. Shavonne
  6. shavua tov
  7. Shavuos
  8. Shavuot
  9. Shavuoth
  10. shaw
  11. Shaw alphabet

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