yom tov

English

Alternative forms

  • Yom Tov, yontif, yontiff, yontiv, yuntif, yuntiff, yuntiv

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹם טוֹב (yom tov). Pronunciation from Yiddish יום־טובֿ (yontev).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʌntəv/

Noun

yom tov

  1. (Judaism) A major religious holiday, on which a certain set of rules and prohibitions applies.
    • 2024, David Golinkin, “What Are The Sources And Halakhic Requirements For The Tohorah Ritual?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 222:
      Although they believed in Provence that Tohorah was a "custom" [rather than a mitzvah], they still allowed water to be heated for it on Yom Tov out of respect for the dead.
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