לַיְלָה טוֹב

Pronounced lay-lah tov. In everyday speech, the stress is on the last syllable of each word: lay-LAH TOV.

לַיְלָה טוֹב is the standard Hebrew expression for “good night.” It is used when parting at night, especially when someone is going to sleep or when ending an evening conversation. It can also be said to wish someone a peaceful night before they go home or go to bed. The phrase is natural, polite, and very common in everyday Israeli Hebrew. It works in both informal and neutral contexts, so you can use it with friends, family, children, or people you know well. In the example לַיְלָה טוֹב וּחֲלוֹמוֹת פָּז, it means “Good night and sweet dreams.”

This is a fixed two-word expression: לַיְלָה means “night” and טוֹב means “good.” As a greeting or farewell, it functions as a set phrase rather than a sentence you need to change.

In Hebrew, לַיְלָה טוֹב is most naturally used at night as a closing wish. It is one of the basic greetings and parting phrases learners are expected to know early.