בּוֹקֶר טוֹב

Pronounced boker tov. The stress is on the second word: tov.

בּוֹקֶר טוֹב is a common Hebrew greeting meaning “good morning.” It is used when you meet someone in the morning, much like the English phrase. In everyday speech, it is polite and natural in both formal and informal situations. You can say it to one person or to a group. For example, בּוֹקֶר טוֹב לְכֻלָּם! means “Good morning everyone!” The phrase is made of two words, and it is used as a set expression, so it is best learned as a fixed greeting rather than translated word by word.

This is a fixed two-word greeting expression. It does not change for gender or number in normal use.

Like English “good morning,” this greeting is most natural earlier in the day. Later on, speakers usually switch to other greetings.