Pidyon haben (פדיון הבן) means pidyon haben in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּדְיוֹן הַבֵּן
pidyon haben
noun · masculine
In English
pidyon haben
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pidyon haben.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצות עשה מתרי"ג מצוות שלפיה חייב האב לפדות בן שהוא בכור לאמו לאחר שחלפו שלושים יום מלידתו, על ידי תשלום חמישה שקלים שהם מטבעות כסף טהור, או חפץ השווה לסכום זה, לידי כהן.
The word Pidyon haben is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּדְיוֹן הַבֵּן
- Written without vowel points
- פדיון הבן
- Said
- pidyon haben
- Gematria
- 207
This is how Pidyon haben is said in other languages.
- English
- pidyon haben
- French
- rachat du premier-né
- Yiddish
- פדיון הבן
These words come before and after Pidyon haben in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pidyon haben.
What does Pidyon haben (פדיון הבן) mean in Hebrew?
Pidyon haben (פדיון הבן) means pidyon haben. It is said pidyon haben, with the stress on yon.
Is Pidyon haben (פדיון הבן) masculine or feminine?
The word Pidyon haben (פדיון הבן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פדיון הבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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