Lekhayim (לחיים) means cheers in Hebrew.
It can also mean prost and zum Wohl. It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לְחַיִּים
lekhayim
interjection
In English
cheers, prost, zum Wohl
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lekhayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ברכה הנאמרת בעת הרמת כוסית.
The word Lekhayim is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- לְחַיִּים
- Written without vowel points
- לחיים
- Said
- lekhayim
- Root
- ח־י־ה
- Inflections
- לְחַיֵּי־
- Gematria
- 98
This is how Lekhayim is said in other languages.
- English
- cheers, prost, zum Wohl
- Arabic
- فى صحتك
- Russian
- ваше здоровье
- French
- à votre santé, santé, tchin-tchin
- Spanish
- salud, brindis
These words rhyme with Lekhayim.
The word Lekhayim comes from the root ח־י־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Lekhayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lekhayim.
What does Lekhayim (לחיים) mean in Hebrew?
Lekhayim (לחיים) means cheers, prost, and zum Wohl. It is said lekhayim, with the stress on kha.
What rhymes with Lekhayim (לחיים)?
Words that rhyme with Lekhayim (לחיים) include מים, ירושלים, שמיים, מצרים, מאזניים, and צוהריים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לחיים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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