pesach

Questions about pesach

What does pesach mean?

pesach means "(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt".

How many syllables are in pesach?

pesach has 2 syllables: pe-sach. The stress falls on "pe".

What is another word for pesach?

Close synonyms include Passover, Pesah, Feast of the Unleavened Bread. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pesach a common word?

pesach is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.