לְחִי
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. cheek (anatomy)
2. jaw (of a tool)
3. doorpost (Talmudic Hebrew, Jewish law)
Pronunciation
lekhí
Examples29
לחייו שֶׁל תּוֹם האדימו.
Tom's cheeks turned red.
הַלְּחָיַיִם שֶׁלָּהּ היו אֲדֻמּוֹת.
Her cheeks were red.
תַּגִּישׁ אֵת הַלְּחִי הַשְּׁנִיָּה.
Turn the other cheek.
לנָשִׁים לְחָיַיִם יָפוֹת.
Women have beautiful cheeks.
הִיא נָשְׁקָה לִי עַל לְחָיֵי.
She kissed me on the cheek.
הוּא נָשַׁק לָהּ בלְחִי.
He kisses her cheek.