pashta

P3A1S1H4T1A1

noun

A cantillation mark found in Hebrew religious texts.

OriginHebrew פַּשְׁטָא →
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Meanings

nounpashta (countable and uncountable, plural pashtas)

plural pashtas

  1. countableuncountableA cantillation mark found in Hebrew religious texts.

Origin

  1. Hebrewפַּשְׁטָא
  2. Englishpashta

From Hebrew פַּשְׁטָא (pashtá, literally “stretching out”).

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APA

pashta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pashta

MLA

“pashta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pashta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pashta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pashta.

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