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- Yiddish · derived fromאַ גוטע וואָך
- Hebrew · borrowed fromשבוע טוב“good week”
- English todayshavua tov
From Hebrew שבוע טוב (shavúa tov, “good week”), from Yiddish אַ גוטע וואָך (a gute vokh).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shavua tov
Today it means: Used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath. Full definition →
Hebrew שבוע טוב ← Yiddish אַ גוטע וואָך