לחיים

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

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /leχaˈjim/ (properly), IPA^(key): /leˈχajim/ (commonly)

לְחַיִּים • (l'chayím)

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

• Note that, due to Yiddish influence, this phrase is commonly stressed on its second syllable, rather than its final one.

לְחָיַיִם • (l'chayaím)

1. Dual indefinite form of לֶחִי‎ (léchi)‎.

From Hebrew לְחַיִּים‎ (“to life”).

• IPA^(key): /ɫəˈχaɪ̯əm/

לחיים • (lekhayem)

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

• חיים‎ (khayem)