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Meaning of "lechaim" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LECHAIM

From Hebrew, literally: to life.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LECHAIM

lechaim  [ləˈxɑjim] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LECHAIM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lechaim can act as a noun and an exclamation.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES LECHAIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lechaim magazine

Lechaim is the flagship magazine of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. It is printed monthly in Russian, with sections on news, memoirs, Torah studies, Jewish culture and art, literature and interviews. Most of the content is also available online.

Definition of lechaim in the English dictionary

The definition of lechaim in the dictionary is a drinking toast. Other definition of lechaim is a small drink with which to toast something or someone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LECHAIM


l´chaim
ləˈxɑjim
lehaim
ləˈxɑjim

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LECHAIM

lecanora
Lecce
leccy
lech
lecher
lecheries
lecherous
lecherously
lecherousness
lechery
lechwe
lecithin
lecithinase
Lecky
Leconte de Lisle
lectern
lectin
lection
lectionaries
lectionary

WORDS THAT END LIKE LECHAIM

acclaim
aim
baggage reclaim
claim
counterclaim
declaim
disclaim
Ephraim
exclaim
fraim
insurance claim
maim
misaim
Particulars of Claim
pay claim
proclaim
quitclaim
reclaim
statement of claim
wage claim

Synonyms and antonyms of lechaim in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lechaim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LECHAIM

Find out the translation of lechaim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lechaim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lechaim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lechaim
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lechaim
570 millions of speakers

English

lechaim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lechaim
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lechaim
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лехаим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lechaim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lechaim
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lechaim
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lechaim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lechaim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lechaim
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lechaim
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lechaim
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lechaim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lechaim
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेचैम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

LeChaim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lechaim
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lechaim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лехаїм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lechaim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

LeChaim
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lechaim
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lechaim
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

LeChaim
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lechaim

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LECHAIM»

The term «lechaim» is normally little used and occupies the 118.025 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LECHAIM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lechaim» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lechaim» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lechaim

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LECHAIM»

Discover the use of lechaim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lechaim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Kabbalist: A Cinematic Novel
A Cinematic Novel Semion Vinokur. Rav Ashlag: Before us are one hundred and twenty five degrees of the great book of light, which we can only ascend together! LeChaim!73 All: LeChaim! Rav Ashlag: Today we celebrate the great holiday ...
Semion Vinokur, 2012
2
In the Vise of Evils
"Lechaim, to life!" "Lechaim . . . lechaim!" they said in harmony, clanging their glasses. "Lechaim!" Lajb made sure his voice was heard. Another commotion sounded outside on Kollataja. The screeching of tires coming to a skidding halt in front ...
Kalman Kivkovich, 2011
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In the Blink of an Eye: And Other Stories
Lechaim,. to. Lif<. ne out of a thousand people contracts this disease, and almost all of them are over the age of seventy-five. Your son, although only eight years old, shows clear signs of being stricken with this exact affliction." So the South ...
Nachman Seltzer, 2006
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City of Rogues and Schnorrers: Russia's Jews and the Myth of ...
Blatnoi fol ́klor.http://www.blat.dp.ua. Globus Odessy: vsemirnyi odesskii portal. http://www.odessaglobe.com. J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews.http://www. j-grit.com. Lechaim: Ezhemesiachnyi literaturno-publitsisticheskii zhurnal i izdatel  ...
Jarrod Tanny, 2011
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Jewish Women Writers in the Soviet Union
Faithfulness – Memories, Stories, Essays, Paris: YMCA PRESS, 1992. (Russian Source: Каннак, Евгения, Верность – Воспоминания, рассказы, очерки, Париж , YMCA-PRESS, 1992.) Katsis, Leonid, 'Elizaveta Polonskaia', Lechaim, ...
Rina Lapidus, 2013
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Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover's Soul: Celebrating the ...
Salute! LeChaim! Bonzai! To. Life! Don't criticize my coffee. Some day you, too, may be old and weak. Author Unknown Earl loves coffee. When he walks into a room, his essence is of a robust Colombian. We met almost twenty years ago at a  ...
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Theresa Peluso, 2013
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The end of days
... his glass.) Lechaim, Jews ! May it be God's will that we should partake of the feast of the Leviathan ! Lechaim ! Lechaim ! (All respond and drink.) LEMLIN MERKEL Lechaim, brothers ! May God bring the end of wonders soon in our time and ...
Haim Hazaz, 1982
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Witness to a Savage Time
Keep it up, mouth,” she chirped from the kitchen. Everyone laughed. Rivka brought everyone a glass of wine. “LeChaim,” Sol toasted. Everyone repeated “ LeChaim, to life” and drank. I have two son's-in-law,” Rivka told him. “Moishe is a lawyer ...
Marc Jordan Ben-Meir, 2013
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ZHIVAGO'S CHILDREN
Benedikt Sarnov, “A nam, evreiam, povezlo,” Lechaim 11 (Nov. 2002), at http:// www.lechaim.ru/ARHIV/127/sarnov.htm. 12. Dina Kaminskaia, Zapiski advokata ( Kharkov: Folio, 2000), 35. 13. Vladimir Shlapentokh, Strakh i druzhba v nashem ...
Vladislav Zubok, 2009
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The Phantom Holocaust: Soviet Cinema and Jewish Catastrophe
Soviet Cinema and Jewish Catastrophe Olga Gershenson. 43. Chernenko, Krasnaia Zvezda, 146. 44. Mikhail Kalik and Aleksandr Sharov, “Korol' Mateush i Staryi Doktor,” Lechaim 4–6 (2005), http://www.lechaim.ru/ARHIV/156/matiush. htm.
Olga Gershenson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LECHAIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lechaim is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tel Aviv: The Latest Snapsterpiece
A toast of “lechaim” is made on freshly squeezed juices. Such is a typical day in Tel Aviv. Or, at least this is true according to the “Tel Aviv Live” ... «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
2
Fruitful Labors for BGU Partnerships With Area Universities
... Drexel University College of Medicine — met the then-dean of Ben-Gurion University, Lechaim Naggan, through a mutual acquaintance. «Jewish Exponent, Apr 15»
3
Teaching and practicing medicine in the desert
Lechaim Nagan, Prof. Shimon Glick, Prof. Shimon Moses, Prof. Shraga Segal, Prof. Rivka Carmi (now BGU president), Prof. Shaul Sofer and ... «Jerusalem Post, Jan 15»
4
Dozens of Israelis fighting in Ukraine, rebel leader claims
Speaking with lechaim.ru, Alexander Kofman, the foreign minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said that he comes from a ... «Jerusalem Post, Dec 14»
5
Fiddler on the Roof at 50 – mazel tov!
... and in his musical confined the language to song titles such as Mazel Tov and Lechaim. Jewish audiences might want to revisit the shtetl, but ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
6
Helen Thomas Dies, Aged 92
That calls for an extra lechaim at tonight's Melaveh Malka! (n.c). Shy Guy, Jerusalem (7/20/13). Reply to comment Delete Report comment 11. 5. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 13»
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Someone Else's Simcha / Dror and Natti's wedding: Kibbutz love …
And with a flourish of "lechaim!" music bursts through and the dance floor is slowly filled. Music: Easy listening jazz, Latin pop, and Israeli dance ... «Haaretz, Jul 13»
8
Jerusalem Book Fair Kicks Off
... some "concrete" suggestions to help promote the fair. He finished his talk with a Lechaim (to life), for both Zev, and the crowd at City Hall. «Publishers Weekly, Feb 13»
9
Recent converts offer a glimpse of Judaism's appeal in Poland
... beit din, or rabbinical court, they choose Jewish names and gather at the local mikveh to toast “lechaim” with glasses of kosher Israeli wine. «The Times of Israel, Nov 12»
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From Azerbaijan to Silicon Valley and Back
“It became clear that one had to run away,” Ilichevsky told me during a conversation in March at the editorial office of Lechaim magazine in ... «Forward, Aug 12»

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