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28 lip 2023 · The Hebrew word for love is ahavah, which is rooted in the more molecular word hav, 1 which means to give, revealing that, according to Judaism, giving is at the root of love. What does this etymological insight teach us both about the function of love and about how love functions?
- The Jewish Heart - The Secret of Elul - Chabad.org
As is well known, the Hebrew letters that make the word...
- Jewish Symbols and Their Meanings - Chabad.org
After the Star of David, the chai is probably the next most...
- The Jewish Heart - The Secret of Elul - Chabad.org
Chai. “Chai,” deriving from the Hebrew word for “life,” holds profound significance within Jewish culture. Its two Hebrew letters, “Chet” and “Yud,” combine numerically to represent the number 18, a number associated with good luck and blessings.
The Hebrew verb אהב (ahav, pronounced ah-HAV, with the final bet pronounced as a "v") is a Biblical Hebrew word meaning "to love." The noun form of this word is אהבה (ahavah, pronounced ah-ha-VAH) meaning "love." Ahav and ahavah cover a broad spectrum of concepts of love.
Chai or Hai (Hebrew: חַי "living" ḥay) is a symbol that figures prominently in modern Jewish culture; the Hebrew letters of the word are often used as a visual symbol.
As is well known, the Hebrew letters that make the word “Elul,” aleph, lamed, vav and lamed, are an acronym for the phrase (from the biblical Song of Songs) ani l’dodi v’dodi li, which means “I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me.”
After the Star of David, the chai is probably the next most popular Jewish pendant. Chai is Hebrew for “life.” The word is written with just two letters, chet and yud, which have the combined numeric value of 18. This explains why Jews love giving birthday presents, donations and other gifts in multiples of 18 (36, 54, 72, 90 etc.).
The word, consisting of two Hebrew letters —chet (ח) and yud (י)— is a Jewish symbol, frequently appearing on pendants and other jewelry. Unlike the Indian tea chai, which is pronounced with the “ch” sound of “chocolate,” the Hebrew chai is pronounced with the same “kh” sound as in challah.
