Usually means: Redemption ceremony for firstborn son.
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  1. pidyon haben: Merriam-Webster
  2. Pidyon Haben, pidyon haben, pidyon haBen: Wiktionary
  3. pidyon haben: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. pidyon haben: Dictionary.com
  5. Pidyon HaBen, Pidyon Haben, Pidyon haben: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (Pidyon Haben)

noun:  (Judaism) A ceremony in which a firstborn son is redeemed by a kohen, in order to release him from his obligation from serving in the Temple.
noun:  (Judaism) Alternative spelling of pidyon haBen [(Judaism) A ceremony in which a firstborn son is redeemed by a kohen, in order to release him from his obligation from serving in the Temple.]
noun:  (Judaism) Alternative spelling of pidyon haBen [(Judaism) A ceremony in which a firstborn son is redeemed by a kohen, in order to release him from his obligation from serving in the Temple.]

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