זֶבֶד הַבַּת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The daughter's dowry

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A thanksgiving song for the birth of a daughter. The ritual of naming the newborn daughter. 'Her covenant' in the language of the people (Zebed means gift, son, as in the verse in Genesis 32: "And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good son; now will my husband consider me worthy, because I have borne him six sons; and she called his name Zebulun").

("To Zebed the daughter of Lob took the babe in his hand and said (Song of Songs 2 Yad): O dove in the clefts of the rock, in the secret place of the ladder, show me your looks, let me hear your voice, for your voice is like a dove and your look is lovely. Who blessed our mothers, Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, and Miriam the prophetess, and Abigail, and Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, is he? May he bless this delightful child and call her name...with good fortune and a blessed hour, and may she grow up in health, peace, and comfort, and may her father and mother see in her joy and in her marriage with sons and daughters wealth and honor, fat and fresh fruits will be brought forth in return, and so it will be, and may he say Amen - Siddur HaTiflis)