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hechsher

hechsher

9.9
A mark on food showing it follows Jewish rules about what you can eat
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛkʃər/
  • Jargon
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  • The cereal box displayed a hechsher to show it was suitable for a kosher diet.

Examples

  • Before buying snacks for the event, she checked for a hechsher on each package.

  • Some products have more than one hechsher to indicate different levels of kosher supervision.

  • Make sure to check for a hechsher before buying that product.

  • Many kosher foods have a reliable hechsher.

  • The cereal box displayed a hechsher to show it was suitable for a kosher diet.

  • Before buying snacks for the event, she checked for a hechsher on each package.

  • Some products have more than one hechsher to indicate different levels of kosher supervision.

Synonyms

kosher certification
vshechsher
1 5.3

A label on food that shows it follows Jewish rules about what you can eat

is an official mark certifying compliance rather than a general label or process

Surface Forms

hechsher singular
hechsherim plural

Etymology

Hechsher comes from Hebrew and is related to the word kosher, which means 'fit' or 'proper'. A hechsher is the mark or stamp that shows a product has been checked and is 'fit' to eat under Jewish law, so the word means an official mark of approval.