# shana tova

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. Happy New Year; a common greeting on and around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

## Etymology
From Hebrew שָׁנָה טוֹבָה (shaná tová, “Happy New Year”, literally “good year”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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