Pesach

or Pe·sah

[ Sephardic Hebrew pe-sahkh; Ashkenazic Hebrew pey-sahkh ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew ˈpɛ sɑx; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpeɪ sɑx /

noun Judaism.

Passover(def 1).

Origin of Pesach

From the Hebrew word pesaḥ

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Examples from the Web for pesach

"They're talking about six months of quiet until Pesach," she said.
Overcast With A Chance Of Rockets|Ehud Zion Waldoks|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Pesach became despondent and put the finishing touch to his ungodly career by becoming intoxicated with beer on the Passover.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith
Page 16: Pesach haba aleynu ltovah: Next Passover, may it be for good.
History of the Jews, Vol. VI (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for pesach

Pesach

Pesah

/ (ˈpeɪsɑːk, Hebrew ˈpɛsax) /

noun

other words for Passover (def. 1)

Word Origin for Pesach

from Hebrew pesah; see Passover

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