ben zachar

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Pronunciations

ben zachar (BEN zah-KHAHR)

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Definitions

  • n. A party to celebrate the birth of a son, usually held at the house of the child's parents on the first Friday night after his birth.

Example Sentences

  • "When is the ben zachar for their newborn?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH בן זכר > Y בן־זכר ben zokher

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      ben zakhar, ben zacher, ben zakher, ben zocher, ben zokher

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