In a message dated 11/28/2007 6:12:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >...mazal is actually constellation. AFAIK the word came into Hebrew from Farsi. Wikipedia to the rescue: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel_tov_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazel_tov) The original word "mazal" refers to a constellation of stars in the sky. "Tov" means "good." The phrase literally is wishing a good constellation of stars, or sign of the Zodiac, upon the wishee. The origin of the concept is the ancient belief that stars control human destiny, which is still extant and known as astrology. Bill Fairchild Franklin, TN
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