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becher

becher noun: a kiddush cup.

Noun

becher

  1. A kiddush cup

Proper noun capitalized: Becher

Becher

  1. A male given name.
    • These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 26:35

Origin of becher

Borrowed from Yiddish בעכער (bekher, “goblet”). Doublet of beaker and pitcher.

Questions about becher

What does becher mean?
Becher means a kiddush cup.
What part of speech is becher?
Becher can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near becher in the dictionary

  1. becheated
  2. becheating
  3. becheats
  4. bechecker
  5. becheckered
  6. becher
  7. Becherer
  8. bechererite
  9. Becherers
  10. bechic
  11. bechics

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