[Seph. Heb. pe-sahkh; Ashk. Heb. pey-sahkh] 
[pas-oh-ver, pahs-] | 1. | Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel. |
| 2. | (lowercase) paschal lamb (def. 1). |
| Pass·o·ver (pās'ō'vər) n. Judaism A holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and traditionally continuing for eight days, commemorating the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Also called Pesach. [Translation of Hebrew pesaḥ.] |
| Pe·sach (pā'säKH', pě'-) n. Judaism See Passover. [Hebrew pesaḥ, from pāsaḥ, to pass over; see psḥ in Semitic roots.] |
Among Jews, the festival commemorating the Exodus, the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, unleavened bread, called matzo, is eaten. In the course of the festival, the story of the Exodus is read.