PASSOVER


Meaning of PASSOVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpas-ˌō-vər ]

noun

Etymology: from the exemption of the Israelites from the slaughter of the firstborn in Egyptian (Exodus 12:23-27)

Date: 1530

: a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt

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