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In Judaism, the Chai
symbol consists of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Het (ח) and Yod (י). In the Hebrew language, the word
chai (חי) spelled by these two letters means "living",
and is related to the word for "life", chaim, and also
appears in the slogan am yisrael chai! (עם ישראל חי,
"The people of Israel lives!", referring to all Jews).
There have been various mystical numerological
speculations about the fact that according to the
system of gematria, the letters of chai add up to 18
(see "Jewish use of the Tetragrammaton" and "Lamedvavniks").
For this reason, 18 is a lucky number in Judaism, and
many Jews give gifts of money in multiples of 18 as a
result.
The Chai symbol is often worn by Jews as a medallion
around the neck (along with the Magen David or Star of
David and the Hamsa). |
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