How to Say "Success" in Hebrew

הצלחה

hatzlacha

The English word "success" is הצלחה (hatzlacha) in Hebrew.

הצלחה refers to the achievement of one's aim or goal.

Meaning: achievement of one's aim or goal (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

הצלחה is a feminine noun. To express the plural "successes", use הצלחות.

hatzlacha

A common way to wish someone good luck or to say "Success to you!" when they are about to undertake an important task is to say בהצלחה!

The root of הצלחה is connected to the idea of 'salvation' or 'rescue', meaning that to succeed is linguistically linked to being saved or being prosperous.
The phrase בהצלחה is the standard way to say 'good luck' in Hebrew, even though it literally means 'in success'.
In modern Hebrew, if you want to say someone is 'successful' as an adjective, you do not use a form of הצלחה, but rather the word מצליח, which comes from the same root.

זו היתה הצלחה רבה.
It was a complete success.
This sentence is useful for describing a great success using הצלחה.
Tatoeba #2030374 by MrShoval, translation #2029982 by Spamster
היא איחלה לי הצלחה.
She wished me success.
This sentence shows how someone might wish you הצלחה.
Tatoeba #1451503 by MrShoval, translation #5266269 by AlanF_US
זו היתה הצלחה מידית.
It was an immediate success.
This sentence illustrates describing an immediate success using הצלחה.
Tatoeba #2138715 by MrShoval, translation #2138298 by Hybrid
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Maya and Noam are talking about a project at work.

מאיה Maya

נועם, הפרויקט שלנו היה הצלחה גדולה.
Noam, haproyekt shelanu haya hatzlacha gdola.
Noam, our project was a great success.
נועם Noam

אני מסכים, אני ממש גאה בנו.
Ani masgim, ani mamash ge'eh banu.
I agree, I am really proud of us.
מאיה Maya

איך נחגוג את ההצלחה הזאת?
Eich nahgog et hatzlacha hazot?
How shall we celebrate this success?
נועם Noam

בוא נצא לארוחה טובה היום.
Bo netsae l'arucha tova hayom.
Let's go out for a good meal today.

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