hechsher

/ˈhɛkʃəɹ/

hechsher noun: a certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.

Noun

hechsher (plural hechshers or hechsherim)

A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.
A marking indicating that a food product has such a certification.
- I notice Pepsi and other kinds of sodas at the shul and at various frum households. Hey, man, there ain't no hekhshers on that stuff. What gives?2004 October 3, Shlomo Chaim, “Simple questions (yah, right)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

hechsher (third-person singular simple present hechshers, present participle hechshering, simple past and past participle hechshered)

To certify as kosher.
- Kashrut means that you eat ONLY foods that have been supervised and hechshered by a specific organization that is responsible for watching the manufacture and packaging of any particular product. It is NOT just avoiding pigs and shellfish.2004 November 17, animzmirot, “Keeping Kosher?”, in alt.tv.amazing-race (Usenet)

Noun
plural	hechshers
plural	hechsherim
alternative form	hekhsher
Verb
third-person singular present	hechshers
present participle	hechshering
past participle	hechshered
past	hechshered

From Hebrew הכשר (“prior approval”).

What does hechsher mean?: Hechsher means a certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.
What part of speech is hechsher?: Hechsher can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce hechsher?: Hechsher is pronounced /ˈhɛkʃəɹ/.
What is the plural of hechsher?: The plural of hechsher is hechshers.

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