becher

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noun

A kiddush cup

OriginYiddish בעכער →
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Meanings

becher1

noun
  1. A kiddush cup

Becher2

proper noun
  1. A male given name.

    These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 26:35

Origin

  1. Yiddishבעכער“goblet”
  2. Englishbecher

Borrowed from Yiddish בעכער (bekher, “goblet”). Doublet of beaker and pitcher.

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Anagrams

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APA

becher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becher

MLA

“becher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becher.

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