chai
Pronunciations
chai | (CHAI) | listen |
Definitions
n. "Literally, 'life'" (JPS); 18 (see note).
Example Sentences
"You should donate $18 because it's 'chai'."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
חי
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
Who Uses This
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Alternative Spellings
chay
Notes
The numerical value of the word chai is '18', so the number 18 is sometimes referred to as 'chai'.
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