bekhor

English edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew בכור.

Noun edit

bekhor (plural bekhorim)

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

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