לְחַיִּים

To life

le-KHAI-yim

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Meanings

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About “To life” in Hebrew

L'chaim is the quintessential Jewish toast, raised with a glass of wine or spirits at celebrations, weddings, and gatherings. The phrase encapsulates the Jewish emphasis on celebrating and sanctifying life in all its dimensions. It became world-famous through the musical Fiddler on the Roof and represents the Jewish spirit of finding joy and meaning even amid life's challenges.

Example

הֵרִימוּ כּוֹסִית - לְחַיִּים!

Raise a glass - to life!

Gematria of “To life” (לחיים)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word לחיים (le-KHAI-yim) has a gematria value of 658.

30ל+

8ח+

10י+

600ם

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Torah Verses with Gematria 658

These Bible verses share the same numerical value as “To life” (658).

Leviticus 22:8ויקרא 22:8

נבלה וטרפה לא יאכל לטמאה בה אני יהוה

He shall not eat anything that died or was torn by beasts, thereby becoming impure: I am GOD.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

“To life” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “to life”.

Ezekiel 37:10יחזקאל 37:10

והנבאתי כאשר צוני ותבוא בהם הרוח ויחיו ויעמדו על רגליהם חיל גדול מאד מאד

I prophesied as I was commanded. The breath entered them, and they came to life and stood up on their feet, a vast multitude.

Hosea 14:8הושע 14:8

ישבו ישבי בצלו יחיו דגן ויפרחו כגפן זכרו כיין לבנון

They who sit in his shade shall be revived: They shall bring to life new grain, They shall blossom like the vine; His scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

I Samuel 25:6שמואל א 25:6

ואמרתם כה לחי ואתה שלום וביתך שלום וכל אשר לך שלום

Say as follows: ‘To life! Greetings to you and to your household and to all that is yours!

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter lamed.