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- [Sephardic Hebrew pe-sahkh; Ashkenazic Hebrew pey-sahkh]
- /Sephardic Hebrew ˈpɛ sɑx; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpeɪ sɑx/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [Sephardic Hebrew pe-sahkh; Ashkenazic Hebrew pey-sahkh]
- /Sephardic Hebrew ˈpɛ sɑx; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpeɪ sɑx/
Definitions of pesah word
- noun pesah 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. 1
- noun pesah (lowercase) paschal lamb (def 1). 1
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Parts of speech for Pesah
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pesah popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pesah usage trend in Literature
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