bekhor

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew בכור.

Noun[edit]

bekhor (plural bekhorim)

  1. (Judaism) A firstborn child.
    • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 287:
      The father is required to give the Kohen "five shekels of silver" for redeeming the bekhor ("firstborn").
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