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Yeshivish glossary term

a gut gebentsht yor

א גוט געבענטשט יאָר

Meaning

  • Yiddish New Year greeting
  • a good and blessed year

Alternate spellings

a gut gebentcht yor, a gut gebentsht yohr

Usage and context

A traditional Yiddish greeting for the Rosh Hashanah season.

Category
holiday greeting
Language origin
Yiddish

Example in Yeshivish

A gut gebentsht yor!

Plain-English example

Have a good and blessed year!