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Whats does the Jewish word 'museltof' mean?

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OK--first, what you're trying to spell is "mazal tov". The literal translation of this is "good constellation", as in "good star" or "good destiny". The word "mazal" derives from the Mishnaic Hebrew "mazzal" which meant "constellation" or "destiny" and hence may be loosely translated as "good fortune."



Note that although "mazal" means "luck" in **Modern Hebrew**, "good luck" is an ***incorrect*** translation of the true meaning of the phrase. This term is not used in the way that the expression "good luck" is used in English (typically as "I wish you good luck"). It is more often an acknowledgment that good fortune has already occurred; the sayer means, "I am pleased this good thing has happened to you."

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel_tov

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  • Pazit. by Pazit.
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    Mazel tov - congratulations.

    It's not Jewish, it's Hebrew, literal meaning is "good fortune"
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  • no1home2day by no1home2...
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    It's actually two separate words, "mazel tov", mazel meaning "success", and tov meaning "good", or "good luck" or "congratulations."
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  • iameJPAJDL by iameJPAJ...
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    Means good luck congratulations & the correct word is mazel tov :-)

    Shalom
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  • ARIZONA by ARIZONA
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    hehhehehhe... me thinks thou meant "mazeltov"..... which would mean 'congrats' or something like that....
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  • mroof! by mroof!
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    Mazel Tov = Good fortune/success or congratulations
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  • aaaaa by aaaaa
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    tov not tof

    tov means good

    good luck

    laila tov/good night
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  • LJ4Bama by LJ4Bama
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    I don't know but Vince Vaughn uses it in Wedding Crashers.
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  • Free Thinker A.R.T. ††† by Free Thinker A.R.T. †††
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    Isn't that the thing rioters throw?
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