mazel
- noun
- /ˈmɑːzəl/
- Nick Kroll, it's me, Rabbi Michael Paley, the family rabbi, and mazel tov for being on the Burger show.
- mazel tov
Nick Kroll, it's me, Rabbi Michael Paley, the family rabbi, and mazel tov for being on the Burger show.
- Nick Kroll, it's me, Rabbi Michael Paley, the family rabbi, and mazel tov for being on the Burger show.
- And then if they deliver mazel tov.
Examples
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From my family to yours, mazel tov!
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Mazel tov, Fanny, darling, mazel tov.
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And mazel for your wedding.
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From my family to yours, mazel tov.
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Or maybe you're the one getting married, in which case, mazel tov!
Blog text (31) -
Joshua Partner, you've had the mazel to find a wonderful girl like Addie.
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Everyone says mazel tov.
Fiction book (1995) -
We're here today to wish you a hearty mazel tov, and to say that we can see that you've been blessed from on high.
Fiction book (1991) -
All right, well... mazel tov to the new couple.
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We're here today to wish you a hearty mazel tov, and to say that we can see that you've been blessed from on high.
Synonyms
A fortunate event that happens by chance
Good or bad luck that happens by chance
A lucky event or success that happens by chance
How Lucky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mazel also came to mean 'luck' in Hebrew and Yiddish and shows up in the phrase mazal tov, which means 'good luck'. That's why people use mazel as a blessing or wish for good fortune.