Pesach

or Pe·sah

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Judaism.

Pesach

/ ˈpeɪsɑːk; ˈpɛsax /

Origin of Pesach¹

From the Hebrew word pesaḥ

Origin of Pesach¹

from Hebrew pesah; see Passover

"They're talking about six months of quiet until Pesach," she said.

Spring-cleaning is general at this season, for all things must be kosher-al-pesach, or clean and pure.

Page 16: Pesach haba aleynu ltovah: Next Passover, may it be for good.

Pesach became despondent and put the finishing touch to his ungodly career by becoming intoxicated with beer on the Passover.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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