Mazal tov

"Mazel tov" or "mazal tov" (Hebrew/Yiddish: מזל טוב‬, Hebrew: mazal tov; Yiddish: mazel tov; lit. "good fortune") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event.

The Hebrew word Mazal comes from the root Nozel which means “To flow down”.

The expression comes from the Mishnaic Hebrew mazzāl, meaning "constellation" or "destiny".

The Mishnaic word derives from Biblical Hebrew mazalot (2 Kings 23:5).

While the words mazal (or mazel in Yiddish; "luck" or "fortune") and tov ("good") are Hebrew in origin, the phrase is of Yiddish origin, and was later incorporated into Modern Hebrew.

Although the Yiddish pronunciation of mazel has the stress on the first syllable, the modern Hebrew word "mazal" has the stress on the last syllable, as is standard in modern Hebrew.

The phrase "mazel tov" is recorded as entering into American English from Yiddish in 1862.

Similarly the Yiddish שלימזל‬, transliterated as shlimazl ("misfortune"), also made its way into US English (as shlemozzle, schlimazel) in the 20th century (e.g., via Laverne & Shirley).

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