yom tov

[ Yiddish. yawn tuhv, tuhf; English yuhn tuhv, tuhf; Sephardic Hebrew yawm tawv; Ashkenazic Hebrew yohm tohv ]

noun

, Yiddish and Hebrew.

, plural English yom tovs [yuhn, t, uh, vz, t, uh, fs], ya·mim to·vim, yo·mim to·vim [yawn-, toi, -vim, yah-, meem, taw-, veem, yaw, -mim , toh, -vim].

1. a Jewish holiday.

yom tov

/ ˈjɔm ˈtɔv; ˈjɔmtəv /

noun

1. Judaism a festival, esp that of Passover, Shabuoth, Sukkoth, or Rosh Hashana

Word History and Origins

Origin of yom tov¹

Literally, “good day”

Example Sentences

“In practice, there wasn’t the right defensive preparation, no practice, and no equipping and building strength for such an operation,” said Yom Tov Samia, a major general in the Israeli reserves and former head of the military’s Southern Command.

From Seattle Times

“In practice, there wasn’t the right defensive preparation, no practice, and no equipping and building strength for such an operation,” said Yom Tov Samia, a major general in the Israeli reserves and former head of the military’s Southern Command.

From New York Times

“Dozens of your favorite Christmas songs with lyrics a responsible Jew can feel comfortable singing,” he says — songs like “Silent Eight Nights” and “White Yom Tov.”

From New York Times

No, Ronen Yom Tov just thinks about traffic.

From New York Times

For Mr. Yom Tov and his colleagues at a small cosmetics company, lost time and blown meetings — not to mention frayed nerves — cost the company about 10 percent of sales, he said, inching his Corolla forward on a drizzly morning.

From New York Times