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)
• Paschalamm
• Passa, Passah
• Passafest, Passahfest
• Passalamm, Passahlamm; Osterlamm (lit., “Easter lamb”; Luther translation)
• Pessach
• Pessachlamm

Further reading

• “Passah” in Duden online