passover
noun (Passover — proper noun)
Everyday
- (Judaism) Passover is a Jewish spring festival that remembers how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt; families share a special meal called the Seder. tree →
- (Bible) The Passover was the night in Exodus when the angel of death "passed over" the Israelites' houses marked with lamb's blood. tree →
In the lessons
At the Seder, families eat matzah (flat bread with no yeast), bitter herbs for the bitterness of slavery, and the youngest child asks four questions. Christians link Passover to Easter, because the Last Supper happened at Passover time. Phrases: at Passover, the Passover meal, celebrate Passover, the Passover lamb.
Examples
- Rachel's family eats matzah all through Passover. tree →
- The youngest child asks, "Why is this night different?" at Passover. tree →
- The Israelites marked their doors before the Passover. tree →
- Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Passover. tree →
- We tasted bitter herbs when we learned about Passover. tree →
- Passover lasts seven or eight days. tree →
Note
Capital P. Hebrew name Pesach. One word (Passover), though it comes from "pass over". Usually no "a": "at Passover".
In Jewish tradition
The Torah commands Israel to keep the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, in its appointed season. The word "passover" comes from God passing over the Israelite houses.
Interpretation. Jews keep Passover with a seder, matzah and the telling of the Exodus story. The rabbis also teach of a "second Passover" for those who were unclean or far away.
Examples
- 'Let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season. (Torah NUM.9.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover. (Torah NUM.9.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the LORD'S passover. (Torah NUM.28.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. (Writings 2CH.35.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to the LORD in Jerusalem. (Prophets 2KI.23.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. (Writings EZR.6.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Capital P. Hebrew name Pesach. One word (Passover), though it comes from "pass over". Usually no "a": "at Passover".
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «passover» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «passover» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «passover» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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