Definition of mazel tov in English:
mazel tov
exclamationˌtɒfˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɔːvˈmäzəl ˌtôv
(among Jewish people) congratulations; good luck.
Example sentencesExamples
- The shabbos after I was declared to be in complete remission, the men of the shul danced and sang mazel tov while the women cried and hugged me.
- The couple is then pronounced man and wife, and the groom steps on a glass as everyone shouts mazel tov.
- I'm not sure the film is precisely a comedy - in fact, I'm pretty sure it's not - but all publicity is good publicity, so mazel tov to them!
- Though she'd been told otherwise, right to the last that woman thought a surprise rabbi would appear from the rafters to say mazel tov.
Origin
From modern Hebrew mazzāl ṭōḇ, literally 'good star'.