דְּמֵי קְדִימָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Deposit /earnest (advance) money

הגדרה (אנגלית)

From Pharaoh. Partial payment given upfront as part of the total payment.

(“And this is the obligation that this Jewish employer owes his worker: if he gave him an advance on his wages so that he would work according to the agreed measure, this is not canceled at all in the Sabbatical year. Likewise: after Hannah set their price and gave an advance payment, she approached the couch…”)