גמר חתימה טובה
Hebrew
editAlternative forms
edit- גְּמַר טוֹב (g'már tóv)
Etymology
editFrom גְּמַר־ (g'már-, “end of”) + חֲתִימָה (khatimá, “signing, sealing”) + טוֹבָה (tová, “good”); hence literally “end of good sealing”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈɡmaʁ χa.tiˈma toˈva/
Phrase
editגְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה • (g'már khatimá tová)
- May you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life; a common greeting on and before Yom Kippur.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:גמר חתימה טובה.