Pesach

Pe·sach

[Sephardic Hebrew pe-sahkh; Ashkenazic Hebrew pey-sahkh]
noun Judaism.
Passover ( def 1 ).
Also, Pe·sah.


Origin:
< Hebrew pesaḥ

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Pesach or Pesah (ˈpeɪsɑːk, Hebrew ˈpɛsax, ˈpeɪsɑːk, Hebrew ˈpɛsax) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
other words for Passover
 
[from Hebrew pesah; see Passover]
 
Pesah or Pesah
 
n
 
[from Hebrew pesah; see Passover]

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