Pesach

or Pe·sah

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

noun Judaism.

Passover(def 1).

Origin of Pesach

From the Hebrew word pesaḥ

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Examples from the Web for pesach

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of pesach

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

noun

other words for Passover (def. 1)

Word Origin for Pesach

from Hebrew pesah; see Passover

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