פֶּסַח

Passover

PEH-sakh

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Meanings

PassoverPesach

About “Passover” in Hebrew

Pesach commemorates the Israelites' liberation from Egyptian slavery and is one of the three pilgrimage festivals. The week-long holiday centers on the seder—a ritual meal with symbolic foods, storytelling, and songs retelling the Exodus story. No leavened bread (chametz) is eaten during Pesach, and families undertake extensive cleaning before the holiday begins.

Example

בְּפֶסַח אֲנַחְנוּ עוֹרְכִים סֵדֶר.

On Passover we hold a seder.

Gematria of “Passover” (פסח)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word פסח (PEH-sakh) has a gematria value of 148.

80פ+

60ס+

8ח

total148

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“Passover” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “passover”.

Deuteronomy 16:1דברים 16:1

שמור את חדש האביב ועשית פסח ליהוה אלהיך כי בחדש האביב הוציאך יהוה אלהיך ממצרים לילה

Observe the month of Abib and offer a passover sacrifice to the ETERNAL your God, for it was in the month of Abib, at night, that the ETERNAL your God freed you from Egypt.

Deuteronomy 16:2דברים 16:2

וזבחת פסח ליהוה אלהיך צאן ובקר במקום אשר יבחר יהוה לשכן שמו שם

You shall slaughter the passover sacrifice for the ETERNAL your God, from the flock and the herd, in the place where GOD will choose to establish the divine name.

Deuteronomy 16:5דברים 16:5

לא תוכל לזבח את הפסח באחד שעריך אשר יהוה אלהיך נתן לך

You are not permitted to slaughter the passover sacrifice in any of the settlements that the ETERNAL your God is giving you;

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter pe.