Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hechsher

/ˈhɛkʃəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hechsh-er
IPA: /ˈhɛkʃəɹ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.

noun

A marking indicating that a food product has such a certification.

verb

To certify as kosher.

Example Sentences

"I notice Pepsi and other kinds of sodas at the shul and at various frum households. Hey, man, there ain't no hekhshers on that stuff. What gives?"
"Kashrut means that you eat ONLY foods that have been supervised and hechshered by a specific organization that is responsible for watching the manufacture and packaging of any particular product. It is NOT just avoiding pigs and shellfish."

Etymology

From Hebrew הכשר (“prior approval”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: הכשר

Inflected Forms

hechshers (plural) hechsherim (plural) hekhsher (alternative) hechshers (present, singular) hechshering (participle, present) hechshered (participle, past) hechshered (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce hechsher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛkʃəɹ/.
What does hechsher mean?: A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.
Where does hechsher come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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