גמר חתימה טובה
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- גְּמַר טוֹב (g'már tóv)
Etymology
From גְּמַר־ (g'már-, “end of”) + חֲתִימָה (khatimá, “signing, sealing”) + טוֹבָה (tová, “good”); hence literally “end of good sealing”.
Pronunciation
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Phrase
גְּמַר 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.