Talk:Mazel tov

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Yes, 'mazeltov' literally means "good luck", but when said it means "congratulations"! Can anyone back me up on this?

This is correct. In Hebrew, מזל (mazal) means luck or fortune and טוב (tov) means good. In common usage, however, the phrase means congratulations. On a seperate note, the Hebrew word מזל is pronounced "mazal" not "mazel." If nobody objects, I will move this article to Mazal tov and create a redirect. --דניאל - Dantheman531 20:38, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Seeing no objection, the page has been moved. If you feel this is wrong, though, feel free to revert. --דניאל - Dantheman531 03:13, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

No it's not. Mazel means something that is pre-determined. Luck is the opposite. Sometimes something may happen that you can wish someone good luck or mazel tov, bu they mean the opposite of each other.