Yeshivish glossary term
pidyon haben
פדיון הבן
Meaning
- redemption of a firstborn son
- firstborn-son ceremony
Alternate spellings
pidyon ha-ben
Usage and context
A mitzvah performed for a qualifying firstborn son, in which the father redeems him from a kohen.
- Category
- lifecycle - birth and bris
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The pidyon haben is next week.
Plain-English example
The redemption ceremony for the firstborn son is next week.