Yeshivish glossary term
siman tov u'mazel tov
סימן טוב ומזל טוב
Meaning
- a good sign and good fortune
- traditional celebratory wedding or lifecycle refrain
Alternate spellings
siman tov umazal tov, siman tov un mazel tov
Usage and context
A standard celebratory phrase and song used at weddings and other happy lifecycle events. The base glossary separately contains mazel tov.
- Category
- lifecycle - greeting
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Everyone sang siman tov u'mazel tov after the chuppah.
Plain-English example
Everyone sang a traditional wish for a good sign and congratulations after the wedding ceremony.