שנה טובה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה‎ (l'shaná tová)

Etymology

From שָׁנָה‎ (shaná, “year”) + טוֹבָה‎ (tová, “good”); hence literally “good year”.

Phrase

שָׁנָה טוֹבָה • (shaná tová)

Happy New Year; a common greeting on and around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

See also

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה‎ (g'már khatimá tová)

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