bekhor

Meanings

nounbekhor (plural bekhorim)

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

From Hebrew בכור.

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