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hechsherim

hechsherim is the plural of hechsher.

Meaning of hechsher

Noun

hechsher (plural hechshers or hechsherim)

  1. A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.
  2. 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)

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Questions about hechsherim

What is hechsherim the plural of?
Hechsherim is the plural of hechsher.

Words near hechsherim in the dictionary

  1. hechima
  2. Hechinger
  3. Hechingers
  4. hechsher
  5. hechshered
  6. hechsherim
  7. hechshering
  8. hechshers
  9. Hechtian strand
  10. Hechtian strands
  11. hechtsbergite

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