kibud av v'eim

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Pronunciations

kibud av v'eim (kee-BOOD AHV ve-AIM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The mitzvah of honoring one's parents.

Example Sentences

  • "If one's parents objects to one doing a specific chumra, technically one doesn't have to listen to one's parents since that isn't included in Kibbud Av Vem." (source)

  • "He asked his mother if he could get divorced? Now that's real kibud av va-em." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם kibud av va'em 'respecting (one's) father and mother'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

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