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Pesach

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Pe·sach  (psä, p-)
n. Judaism
See Passover.
[Hebrew pesa, from psa, to pass over; see ps in Semitic roots.]
Pesach, Pesah [ˈpeɪsɑːk (Hebrew) ˈpɛsax]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) other words for Passover [1]
[from Hebrew pesah; see Passover]
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Noun1.Pesach - (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from EgyptPesach - (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
Feast of the Unleavened Bread, Passover, Pesah
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
movable feast, moveable feast - a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years
Pasch, Pascha - the Jewish feast of the Passover
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The holiday, called Pesach in Hebrew, takes its name from God's directive to the Jews to mark the doors of their homes with lamb's blood so the angel of death would "pass over" their households during its mission to kill the firstborn male of every family living in Egypt.
Yearning for Exodus; Rabbi applies Passover lessons to today by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Hence, the Passover or Jewish Pesach, celebrated during Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew year.
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Scholars who hypothesize that the Torah had at least three writers (usually called J, E, and P) from different time periods add that the Hebrew words pasach and pesach have other meanings.
The many meanings of Passover by Alpert, Joan / Moment
 
 
 
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