The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
PASSOVER — (Heb. פֶּסַח, Pesah), a spring festival, beginning on the 15th day of Nisan, lasting seven days in Israel and eight in the Diaspora. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. The first and seventh days (the first two and last two in the Diaspora)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Passover — • Great Jewish holiday Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Passover Pasch or Passover † … Catholic encyclopedia
Passover — 1530, coined by Tyndale from pass over, to translate Heb. pesah (see PASCHAL (Cf. paschal)), in reference to the Lord passing over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he killed the first born of the Egyptians (Ex. xii) … Etymology dictionary
Passover — ► NOUN ▪ the major Jewish spring festival, commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. ORIGIN from pass over, with reference to the exemption of the Israelites from the death of their firstborn (Book of Exodus, chapter… … English terms dictionary
Passover — [pas′ō΄vər] n. [ PASS2 + OVER, used to transl. Heb pesach: see PASCH] 1. a Jewish holiday (Pesach) celebrated for eight (or seven) days beginning on the 15th of Nisan and commemorating the deliverance of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt … English World dictionary
Passover — This article is about the Jewish holiday. For other uses, see Passover (disambiguation). Passover Seder plate with symbolic foods Official name Hebrew: פסח (Pesach) Obs … Wikipedia
Passover — The annual Jewish festival, held on the 14th of the month Nisan, which commemorated the saving events of the Exodus [[➝ Exodus, the]] from Egypt; as an institution it may have already existed in pre Israelite Canaan as an agricultural festival in … Dictionary of the Bible
Passover — /pas oh veuhr, pahs /, n. 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… … Universalium
Passover — [[t]pɑ͟ːsoʊvə(r), pæ̱s [/t]] N UNCOUNT: also the N Passover is a Jewish festival that begins in March or April and lasts for seven or eight days. Passover begins with a special meal that reminds Jewish people of how God helped their ancestors… … English dictionary
Passover — UK [ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈpæsˌoʊvər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Passover : singular Passover plural Passovers a religious festival lasting seven or eight days in March or April during which Jews remember the time when the ancient… … English dictionary
