Passover
USPAS-oh-ver/ˈpæsˌoʊvɚ/UKPAHS-oh-vuh/ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə/
- 1A Jewish holiday lasting about a week that remembers how the Israelites escaped slavery in Egypt.
Like a yearly holiday that remembers escaping from slavery long ago.
Every spring, our family gathers to celebrate Passover with a big meal.
During Passover, many Jewish families do not eat bread for several days.
SimilarPesach
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- 2A one-day feast in the Bible, held when God spared the Israelites' oldest sons but not those of the Egyptians.
Like a single important day that comes right before a whole week of celebration.
On the first Passover, the Israelite homes were marked so their oldest sons would live.
The original Passover lasted a single day, before the week of unleavened bread began.
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Origin
This word comes from 'pass over.' William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into modern English, made it to match the Hebrew word פֶּסַח (pésakh).