Pesach

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/ˈpɛsɑːx//ˈpeɪsɑːx/

proper noun

The Jewish festival of Passover.

Similar
PassoverPesahFeast of the Unleavened Bread
OriginHebrew פֶּסַח →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Pesah · alternative Pesakh

  1. The Jewish festival of Passover.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

Similar
PassoverPesahFeast of the Unleavened Bread
Broader
movable feastmoveable feast
Also see
passover

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewפֶּסַח“Passover”
  2. EnglishPesach

Borrowed from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”). Doublet of Pasch, Pascha, paska, and paskha.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

speachCephas
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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