פסחא

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ס־ח (p-s-kh)

Likely a reborrowing from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā) or Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésaḥ, “Passover”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈpasχa/

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Noun

פַּסְחָא • (páskha) m

1. Easter (the Christian festival)

References

• “פסחא” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• פסחא on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he