kol hakavod

interjection

good job, well done, bravo

“I heard you just got your driver's licence! Kol hakavod!”

Meanings

interjection
  1. Judaismgood job, well done, bravo

    I heard you just got your driver's licence! Kol hakavod!

Origin

  1. Hebrewכָּל הַכָּבוֹד“good job, bravo, lit. all the respect”
  2. Englishkol hakavod

From Hebrew כָּל הַכָּבוֹד (kol hakavód, “good job, bravo, lit. all the respect”).

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kol hakavod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kol%20hakavod

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