Passah

German

Etymology

From Late Latin pascha, from Koine Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (“pésakh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasa/

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Proper noun

Passah n

1. (Judaism, Christianity) Passover
2. (Judaism, Christianity) Passover lamb

Synonyms

• Pascha (Aussprache: pás-cha), Paschafest
• Paschalamm
• Passa, Passah
• Passafest, Passahfest
• Passalamm, Passahlamm; Osterlamm (lit., “Easter lamb”; Luther translation)
• Pessach, Pessachfest
• Pessachlamm

Related terms

• Passahabend
• Passahfeier
• Passahkalender
• Passahmahl
• Passah-Mysterium
• Passahnacht
• Passahopfer

Further reading

• “Passah”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Passah” in Duden online