bechina

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Pronunciations

bechina (bih-KHEE-nuh) listen
bechina (bchee-NAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Examination, particularly for rabbinic ordination.

  • n. Category, level.

Example Sentences

  • "I only have one more bekhine before finishing smicha."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH בחינה > Y בחינה pkhine, MH בחינה b'khina

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      b'china, behina, bekhina, bekhine

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