מזל
Hebrew
Etymology
Likely from Akkadian 𒌓𒁕 (manzaltu). Compare Aramaic מַזָּלָא (mazzālā, “constellation; luck, destiny”) (Classical Mandaic ࡌࡀࡍࡆࡀࡋࡀ (manzala, “constellation; zodiac sign”)).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Biblical Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /mazˈzaːl/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Tiberian Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /mazˈzɔːl/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmazəl/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /maˈzal/
Noun
מַזָּל • (mazál) m (plural indefinite מַזָּלוֹת)
- (biblical) constellation, stars
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- וְהִשְׁבִּית אֶת־הַכְּמָרִים אֲשֶׁר נָתְנוּ מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וַיְקַטֵּר בַּבָּמוֹת בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וּמְסִבֵּי יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְאֶת־הַמְקַטְּרִים לַבַּעַל לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְלַיָּרֵחַ וְלַמַּזָּלוֹת וּלְכֹל צְבָא הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
- v'hishbít 'et-hak'marím 'ashér nat'nú mal'khéi y'hudá vay'katér babamót b'aréi y'hudá um'sibéi y'rushaláyim v'et-ham'kat'rím labá'al lashémesh v'layaréakh v'lamazalót ul'khól ts'vá hashamáyim.
wəhišbīṯ ʾeṯ-hakkəmārīm ʾăšer nāṯənū maləḵē yəhūḏā wayəqaṭṭēr babbāmōṯ bəʿārē yəhūḏā ūməsibbē yərūšālā́yim wəʾeṯ haməqaṭṭərīm labbáʿal laššémeš wəlayyārḗaḥ wəlammazzālōṯ ūləḵōl ṣəḇā haššāmā́yim. - And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to offer in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that offered unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
- v'hishbít 'et-hak'marím 'ashér nat'nú mal'khéi y'hudá vay'katér babamót b'aréi y'hudá um'sibéi y'rushaláyim v'et-ham'kat'rím labá'al lashémesh v'layaréakh v'lamazalót ul'khól ts'vá hashamáyim.
- Lua error in Module:debug at line 160: 't' parameter has been renamed to 'tsrc'
- (historical, astrology) planet: any of the seven major celestial bodies that move relative to the stars in the night sky; that is, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, or Mars
- sign of the Zodiac: any of the twelve constellations that constitute the Zodiac
- fortune, fate, destiny: that which happens to a given person at a given time, due supposedly to the positions of the planets in the Zodiac at that time and at the time of that person's birth
- luck, chance, fortune: that which happens due to chance rather than to planning
- (specifically) luck, good luck, good fortune
Derived terms
- עוֹבֵד כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת ('ovéd kokhavím umazalót), עַכּוּ״ם ('akú"m)
- מַזָּל טוֹב (mazál tóv)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: κακομάζαλος (kakomázalos)
- Ladino: מזל (mazal)
- Yiddish: מזל (mazl)
- English: mazel tov, schlimazel
Further reading
- מזל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Ladino
Etymology
From medieval (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מזל.
Noun
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Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
מזל • (mazl) n
- astrological sign
- (good) luck
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: mazzel
- German: vermasseln
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