לחיים

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From לְ־ (l'-, to, for) + חַיִּים (chayím, life); hence literally “to life”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Phrase[edit]

לְחַיִּים (l'chayím)

  1. A blessing, a toast, and an expression of goodwill.
Usage notes[edit]
  • Note that, due to Yiddish influence, this phrase is commonly stressed on its second syllable, rather than its final one.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

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לְחָיַיִם (l'chayaím)

  1. Dual indefinite form of לֶחִי (léchi).

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew לְחַיִּים (to life).

Pronunciation[edit]

Phrase[edit]

לחיים (lekhayem)

  1. A blessing, a toast, and an expression of goodwill.

Related terms[edit]