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I'm not sure if I'm spelling it right, but I've heard this word a couple of times. I think it's Jewish? Anyway, what does "mazaltav" mean? Thanks!

2007-10-05 13:09:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Languages

11 answers

It's Hebrew. It means something similar to "congratulations."
In English, the correct transliteration would be mazal tov.

2007-10-05 13:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

There is no "Jewish" language. The two languages
spoken mostly by Jews are Hebrew and Yiddish.
Mazel tov is Hebrew for "good luck" or "congratulations".

2007-10-05 14:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0 0

What a unique query. Religion is, of path, the type that one's worship takes. Thus there are hundreds of types. Religion involves a method of devout ideals and practices. The item of the faith is also fake gods or the real God. Hence, there's fake faith and there's actual. Religion can get very fancy or stay realistic. In the previous case, similar to it's in these days. In the latter case, such because it was once within the Garden of Eden. What then is worship to me? How do I worship? To worship method to obey. And to obey method to worship. The 2 are in detail attached; certainly, they're coterminous and can not be separated. Specifically, to obey the Sovereign Lord God Jehovah of Armies is to worship Him. I do my imperfect great on this regard. I fall on my face and get again up to check out and take a look at once more. In the Garden of Eden, as long as they obeyed Jehovah, Adam and Eve have been worshiping him. No temple, no Mosaic Law, no conferences. Simply depart the tree of the competencies of well and unhealthy by myself. Simple. The minute they disobeyed, they stopped worshiping Jehovah. Same with the country of Israel. The minute they tried to train a syncretistic faith they stopped worshiping Jehovah. The minute they made the golden calf, they stopped. And on and on. To worship is to obey. To obey is to worship. Hannah J Paul

2016-09-05 19:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Literal translation of MAZAL TOV is "good fortune" in Hebrew. It has been incorporated into Yiddish as MAZEL TOV and is now used in Modern Hebrew and English as well. It is often used to mean "congratulations."
"Mazal" means "luck" in Modern Hebrew, but using it to say 'GOOD LUCK to you,' is really a mistranslation. It is more often an acknowledgment that good fortune has already occurred. The sayer means, "I am pleased this good thing has happened to you".

2007-10-05 13:15:23 · answer #4 · answered by AmericanPatriot 6 · 1 0

Congratulations.

2007-10-05 13:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It means: Good Luck, Congratulations, etc.

It's Jewish :)

2007-10-05 14:36:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

when you get married the Jewish step on a glass cup and shout it

it might mean congrats

2007-10-05 13:15:42 · answer #7 · answered by Bubbles 3 · 0 0

Careful, 'American' is right.You don't really say Mazel Tov to wish Good Luck, you say it to acknowledge good luck or success someone else has been blessed with.

2007-10-06 18:37:34 · answer #8 · answered by hindisikhnewaalaa 5 · 0 0

Mazl Tov --- It's Hebrew, and, literally, it means good luck. It is also used to mean "Congratulations."
Tov = good
Mazl = luck

2007-10-05 13:14:14 · answer #9 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1 0

It means "yay" basically. Yes, it is Jewish.

2007-10-05 13:12:07 · answer #10 · answered by paybacksachick 3 · 0 1

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