me'chayil el chayil

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Pronunciations

me'chayil el chayil (may-CHAH-yil (e)l CHUH-yil) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "May Hashem give you the strength to go mechayil el chayil!" (source)

  • "Today sees the opening of your new synagogue. May you all go me-chayil el chayil and see it grow into a great kehila [community]..." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מחיל אל חיל

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      m'chayil l'chayil, mechayil el chayil

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