Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shavua tov

/ʃəˈvuːə ˌtoʊv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shavua -tov
IPA: /ʃəˈvuːə ˌtoʊv/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.

Etymology

From Hebrew שבוע טוב (shavúa tov, “good week”), from Yiddish אַ גוטע וואָך (a gute vokh).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: שבוע טוב, אַ גוטע וואָך

Inflected Forms

shavua tov ! (canonical)

Phrases

Shabbat shalom

Frequently Paired Words

Shabbat shalom

Questions

How do you pronounce shavua tov?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈvuːə ˌtoʊv/.
What does shavua tov mean?: Used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.
Where does shavua tov come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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