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Ivrit, etc! Read Deuteronomy chapter 4 and verse 2
shown above once more. They, and all rabbis
who went along with their lies have been, and will be severely punished!
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Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
The Hebrew word for ‘life’ is a popular symbol, as well as a ‘toast’, and חי - Chai is also linked to the number 18.
Chai - חי is the Hebrew word for ‘life’. The word, consists of two Hebrew letters being the ‘chet’ - ח and ‘yud’ - י being a Hebrew symbol frequently appearing on pendants as well as on other jewellery items.
Unlike the famed ‘Indian tea’ - ‘chai’, which is pronounced with the “ch” sound of “chocolate,” whilst the Hebrew ‘chai’ is pronounced with the “ch” sound as in challah.
Then of course, ‘Chai’ - חי also refers to the number 18. That is because each Hebrew letter has a numerical equivalent, and the sum of ח - ‘chet’ (is 8) and the י - ‘yud’ (is 10) which makes it 18. As a result of its connection to the word for ‘life’ and the number ‘18’ is considered a special number in our tradition. For this reason, we Hebrews, frequently make ‘gifts’ or ‘charitable’ contributions in multiples of 18!
In Hebrew, ‘chai’ is often referred to in the plural form, ‘chaim’ (חים), hence the boy’s name of ‘Chaim’ and then there is also the famous ‘toast’ - ‘le’chaim’ (לחים), which, as anyone who has seen “Fiddler on the Roof” knows, that it means “to life.” Or as its most famous song goes, “To life, to life Le’Chaim”, etc.
Shalom, and ‘Le’Chaim’!.
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