pidyon haben

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(Seph. Heb. pēd yôn′ hä ben′; Ashk. Heb., Eng. pid′yən hä ben′)



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pid•yon ha•ben  (Seph. Heb. pēd yôn′ hä ben′; Ashk. Heb., Eng. pid′yən hä ben′),USA pronunciation [Judaism.]
  1. Judaismthe rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
Also, Pid•yon′ ha-Ben′. 
  • Hebrew pidyōn habbēn literally, redemption of the son

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