lechayim

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lechayim

/ləˈxaɪ.ɪm/
/ləˈhaɪ.ɪm/

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Borrowed from Hebrew לחיים.

interjection lechaim · lehayim · l'chaim · l'chayim

Judaism "To life": a Jewish drinking toast. Drink l'chaim, to life, to life, l'chaim! L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!

noun lechaim · lehayim · l'chaim · l'chayim

Judaism A toast There's a little kiddush, and one of the rabbis may wander around with a bottle of mashke if people want to make a little lechaim, but that's about it.

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@misc{lechayim_2026,
  title = {lechayim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lechayim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}