yom tov

[ Yiddish. yawn tuh v, tuh f; English yuhn tuh v, tuh f; Sephardic Hebrew yawm tawv; Ashkenazic Hebrew yohm tohv ]
/ Yiddish. ˈyɔn təv, təf; English ˈyʌn təv, təf; Sephardic Hebrew ˈyɔm ˈtɔv; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈyoʊm ˈtoʊv /

noun, plural English yom tovs [yuhn tuh vz, tuh fs] /ˈyʌn təvz, təfs/, ya·mim to·vim, yo·mim to·vim [Yiddish. yawn-toi-vim; Sephardic Hebrew yah-meem taw-veem; Ashkenazic Hebrew yaw-mim toh-vim] /Yiddish. yɔnˈtɔɪ vɪm; Sephardic Hebrew yɑˈmim tɔˈvim; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈyɔ mɪm ˈtoʊ vɪm/. Yiddish and Hebrew.

a Jewish holiday.

Origin of yom tov

literally, good day

Words nearby yom tov

yolk stalk, yolk-sac tumor, yolo, yom kippur, yom kippur war, yom tov, yomp, yon, yond, yonder, yong lo

Example sentences from the Web for yom tov

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

    Jewish Children |Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

British Dictionary definitions for yom tov

yom tov
/ (ˈjɔm ˈtɔv, ˈjɔmtəv) /

noun plural yamin tovim (jɑˈmin tɔˈvim)

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