pid·yon ha·ben
| \ ˌpidyənhəˈben \
plural pidyon habens or pidyon habonin
Definition of pidyon haben
: a traditional Jewish ceremonial rite observed on the 30th day after the birth of a first-born male child of one not a Cohen or a Levite in which the father symbolically relieves the child of ritual responsibilities by redeeming him from a Cohen for a certain sum
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