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biur chametz

biur chametz noun: the process of destroying (as by burning) the chametz in one's possession before Passover.

Noun

biur chametz (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The process of destroying (as by burning) the chametz in one's possession before Passover.

Origin of biur chametz

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּעוּר חָמֵץ (bi'úr khaméts).

Questions about biur chametz

What does biur chametz mean?
Biur chametz means the process of destroying (as by burning) the chametz in one's possession before Passover.
What part of speech is biur chametz?
Biur chametz is a noun.

Words near biur chametz in the dictionary

  1. biunique
  2. biuniqueness
  3. biunity
  4. biunivocal
  5. biunivocally
  6. biur chametz
  7. biurate
  8. biurates
  9. biuret
  10. biurets
  11. BIV

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