בר מזל
bar mazal
The Hebrew word for lucky is בר מזל (bar mazal).
The adjective is used to describe people who possess good fortune.
Meaning: of people, having good fortune (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase בר מזל literally translates to son of fortune, where בר means son and מזל means fortune or luck.
How do you pronounce it?
bar mazal
Did you know?
- While בר מזל describes a person, Hebrew uses a different word, בהצלחה, to wish someone 'good luck' when they are about to do something.
- The word מזל originally referred to a constellation or a zodiac sign. In ancient times, your luck was believed to be determined by the position of the stars at your birth.
Examples in context
- אתה חש בר מזל?Do you feel lucky?This sentence shows how to ask if someone feels בר מזל.Tatoeba #1819759 by MrShoval, translation #1808126 by Spamster
- תום חש בר מזל.Tom felt lucky.This sentence describes a person feeling בר מזל.Tatoeba #5410937 by fekundulo, translation #1543617 by CK
- זה היה בר מזל.That was lucky.This sentence uses בר מזל to describe a situation or event.Tatoeba #6101227 by fekundulo, translation #3737312 by CK
- בְּהַצְלָחָה עַל הַבִּמָּה!Good luck on the stage!
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Example conversation
Noa and Ido are talking about winning a prize.
- נועה Noaניצחתי בהגרלה היום!Nitsachti ba-hagrala hayom!I won the lottery today!
- עידו Idoוואו, את ממש בר מזל.Wow, at mamash bar mazal.Wow, you are really lucky.
- נועה Noaאני באמת מרגישה כך.Ani be'emet margisha kach.I really feel that way.
- עידו Idoאני מקווה שגם אני אהיה בר מזל.Ani mekave she-gam ani ehye bar mazal.I hope that I will be lucky too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “lucky” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries בר, מזל, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
