Bekhorot, the Glossary
Pidyon haben Bekorot (Hebrew: בכורות, "First-borns") is the name of a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud which discusses the laws of first-born animals and humans.[1]
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15 relations: Animal tithe, Berakhot (tractate), Firstborn (Judaism), Hebrew language, Jerusalem Talmud, Jubilee, Kodashim, Kohen, Levite, Masekhet, Mishnah, Petter chamor, Pidyon haben, Talmud, Tosefta.
Animal tithe
The animal tithe (מַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה, "Ma'sar Behemah") is a commandment in the Torah requiring the sanctifying a tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban at the Temple in Jerusalem.
Berakhot (tractate)
Berakhot (Brakhot, lit. "Blessings") is the first tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. Bekhorot and Berakhot (tractate) are Mishnah.
See Bekhorot and Berakhot (tractate)
Firstborn (Judaism)
The firstborn or firstborn son (Hebrew בְּכוֹר bəḵōr) is an important concept in Judaism.
See Bekhorot and Firstborn (Judaism)
Hebrew language
Hebrew (ʿÎbrit) is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family.
See Bekhorot and Hebrew language
Jerusalem Talmud
The Jerusalem Talmud (translit, often for short) or Palestinian Talmud, also known as the Talmud of the Land of Israel, is a collection of rabbinic notes on the second-century Jewish oral tradition known as the Mishnah.
See Bekhorot and Jerusalem Talmud
Jubilee
A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary.
Kodashim
Pidyon haben Kodashim (holy things) is the fifth of the six orders, or major divisions, of the Mishnah, Tosefta and the Talmud, and deals largely with the services within the Temple in Jerusalem, its maintenance and design, the korbanot, or sacrificial offerings that were offered there, and other subjects related to these topics, as well as, notably, the topic of kosher slaughter. Bekhorot and Kodashim are Mishnah.
Kohen
Kohen (כֹּהֵן, kōhēn,, "priest", pl., kōhănīm,, "priests") is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides.
Levite
Levites (Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi.
Masekhet
A (מַסֶּכֶת, Sephardic:, Ashkenazic:; plural מַסֶּכְתּוֹת|rtl. Bekhorot and Masekhet are Mishnah.
Mishnah
The Mishnah or the Mishna (מִשְׁנָה, "study by repetition", from the verb shanah, or "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first major written collection of the Jewish oral traditions that are known as the Oral Torah.
Petter chamor
The Petter Chamor (פטר חמור) or Redemption of the firstborn, is a mitzvah in Judaism in which a male firstborn (bechor) donkey is redeemed by the owner of the donkey, who gives a lamb or kid to a Kohen.
See Bekhorot and Petter chamor
Pidyon haben
The pidyon haben (פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is "redeemed" with money.
Talmud
The Talmud (תַּלְמוּד|Talmūḏ|teaching) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology. Bekhorot and Talmud are Mishnah.
Tosefta
The Tosefta (translit "supplement, addition") is a compilation of Jewish Oral Law from the late second century, the period of the Mishnah and the Jewish sages known as the Tannaim. Bekhorot and Tosefta are Mishnah.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekhorot
Also known as Bechoros, Bek., Bekorot.