˜yÐÄvlog

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pidyon haben

or Pid·yon ha-Ben

[ Sephardic Hebrew peed-yawn hah-ben; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English pid-yuhn hah-ben ]

noun

Judaism.
  1. the 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.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pidyon haben1

From Hebrew pidyÅn habbÄ“n literally, “redemption of the sonâ€

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