Pesach

English

proper noun

Definitions

The Jewish festival of Passover.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) פֶּסַח (Passover).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

פֶּסַח

Gloss

Passover

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

πάσχα Ancient Greek
Πέσαχ Greek (modern)
פֶּסַח Hebrew (modern)
פַּסְחָא Aramaic
פסחא Aramaic