לחיים

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /leχaˈjim/ (prescriptivist pronunciation), IPA(key): /leˈχajim/ (common Israeli and Ashkenazi pronunciation), IPA(key): /leħaˈjim/ (Sephardic, Mizrahi and historic pronunciation)

Phrase

לְחַיִּים • (lekhayím)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

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לְחָיַיִם • (lekhayáyim)

  1. dual indefinite form of לֶחִי (lékhi)‎.

Yiddish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Hebrew לְחַיִּים (“to life”).

Phrase

לחיים • (lekhayem)

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

Etymology 2

Derived metonymically from the former.

Noun

לחיים • (lekhayem) m, plural לחיימס (lekhayems)

  1. toast (e.g. "cheers")
  2. drink (alcoholic)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “לחיים” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
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