Searching for a Hebrew phrase

[Oubliette8]

I saw a good Jewish friend tonight and he offered me some words of comfort in Hebrew. I really liked them and would like to remember them, and maybe learn how to say it myself. I would ask him, but it will be a few days before I see him again and I'm afraid by that time he may have forgotten exactly what he said.

All I know for sure is that it sounded like it ended in Tov. and I think it meant something like "This too is for the good" or "This too shall pass" I can't quite remember. I tried looking it up online and came across gam zu l’tovah (there were various different spellings) which might be it. Can l'tovah sound like Tov? Can someone tell me how to pronounce the phrase correctly? I'm very secular, I know nothing of Hebrew pronunciations. Also, are there anyother phrases that you think it might have been? I was pretty upset when he said it and don't remember much, besides that i did find it comforting. So, anything that ends in a sound something like Tov that you might offer as comfort to another person I'd be interested to hear.

Thanks, it would mean a lot to me to be able to remember it.

[merpk]

Originally Posted by Oubliette8

I saw a good Jewish friend tonight and he offered me some words of comfort in Hebrew. I really liked them and would like to remember them, and maybe learn how to say it myself. I would ask him, but it will be a few days before I see him again and I'm afraid by that time he may have forgotten exactly what he said.

All I know for sure is that it sounded like it ended in Tov. and I think it meant something like "This too is for the good" or "This too shall pass" I can't quite remember. I tried looking it up online and came across gam zu l’tovah (there were various different spellings) which might be it. Can l'tovah sound like Tov? Can someone tell me how to pronounce the phrase correctly? I'm very secular, I know nothing of Hebrew pronunciations. Also, are there anyother phrases that you think it might have been? I was pretty upset when he said it and don't remember much, besides that i did find it comforting. So, anything that ends in a sound something like Tov that you might offer as comfort to another person I'd be interested to hear.

Thanks, it would mean a lot to me to be able to remember it.

Yes, gam zu l'tovah is exactly it.

[Kelilah]

Yep, gam zu l'tova - This is also for the best.

[imnottelling]

Alternatively, Gam Zeh Ya'avor == this too shall pass.

[Oubliette8]

Thanks! I did happen to talk to him tonight and it is "this is too is for the good" He pronounces it differently, I asked him to teach me and it sounds like Gam L' Ode Tov the way he pronounces it. Are there different dialects/pronunciations? I'm fairly certain its been a few decades since he went to Hebrew school, so I guess he might also be a bit rusty. in either case, its interesting and it makes me feel better. Thanks so much for helping me figure it out!