גמר חתימה טובה

Hebrew

FWOTD – 12 October 2016

Alternative forms

גְּמַר טוֹב‎ (g'már tóv)

Etymology

From גְּמַר־‎ (g'már-, “end of”) + חֲתִימָה‎ (khatimá, “signing, sealing”) + טוֹבָה‎ (tová, “good”); hence literally “end of good sealing”.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈɡmaʁ χa.tiˈma toˈva/

Phrase

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה‎ • (g'már khatimá tová)

May you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life; a common greeting on and before Yom Kippur.

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