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bekhor

bekhor noun: a firstborn child.

Noun

bekhor (plural bekhorim)

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

Forms of bekhor

pluralbekhorim

Origin of bekhor

From Hebrew בכור.

Questions about bekhor

What does bekhor mean?
Bekhor means a firstborn child.
What part of speech is bekhor?
Bekhor is a noun.
What is the plural of bekhor?
The plural of bekhor is bekhorim.

Words near bekhor in the dictionary

  1. Bekensteins
  2. Beker
  3. Bekesbourne
  4. Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne
  5. bekeshe
  6. bekhor
  7. Bekhterev
  8. Bekhterev's disease
  9. Bekhterev's mixture
  10. Beki
  11. Bekian

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