חיים

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חיים is a common Hebrew given name meaning "life," frequently used in Jewish communities worldwide.

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Label Occurrences
חיים canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew given name
masculine given name
associatedConcept toast “L’chaim” (to life)
canBeCombinedWith double given names in Hebrew
category Hebrew masculine given names
Jewish given names
theophoric and religiously significant names
culturalAssociation Hebrew Bible language
Jewish tradition
etymologicalRoot Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayim)
frequency common in Hebrew-speaking populations
common in religious Jewish families
gender male
grammaticalNumberOrigin plural form in Hebrew
hasLanguage Hebrew
hasMeaning life
hasNickNameForm Chaimik
linked to: Chaimke

Chaimke
Chayele
hasOppositeConcept death
ISO15924ScriptCode Hebr
nameDayTradition not associated with Christian name days
nameType theophoric-free given name
religiousContext Judaism
script Hebrew alphabet
semanticField existence
life
vitality
transliterationVariant Chaim
Chayim
linked to: Chaim

Haim
Hayim
linked to: Chaim
usedByReligion Conservative Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
Reform Judaism
usedInCommunity Jewish communities
usedInCountry Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Israel
Russia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
writingDirection right-to-left

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chaim hasScriptForm חיים