Where does “lechayim” come from?
lechayim (English) comes from Hebrew לחיים, from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.
lechayim (English): "To life": a Jewish drinking toast
Definitions
- "To life": a Jewish drinking toast
Ancestry of “lechayim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | לחיים | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | לְ־ | to, for; to, for, of |
| 3 | Hebrew | הָאָרֶץ | — |