passover
part of speech
noun (Passover — proper noun)
meaning for a pupil
1) (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 →
2) (Bible) The Passover was the night in Exodus when the angel of death "passed over" the Israelites' houses marked with lamb's blood. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- '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 →
- 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 the corpora
- And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;
- In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is the LORD'S passover.
- 'Let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season.
- And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.
- And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the LORD'S passover.
Trees and pragmatics
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