Pesah — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛsə/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛsə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛsə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɛsə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Passover Pesach Feast of the Unleavened Bread

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pesach

(Judentum) ein jüdisches Fest (traditionell 8 Tage ab dem 15. Nissan), das den Auszug der Israeliten aus Ägypten feiert

🇫🇷French

pessah

(Judaïsme) fête juive (traditionnellement 8 jours à partir du 15 Nissan) célébrant l'exode des Israélites d'Egypte

🇷🇺Russian

Песах

(Иудаизм) еврейский праздник (традиционно длится 8 дней с 15 нисана), посвященный исходу израильтян из Египта.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पेसा

(यहूदी धर्म) एक यहूदी त्योहार (परंपरागत रूप से निसान 15 से 8 दिन) मिस्र से इज़राइलियों के पलायन का जश्न मनाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

பேசா

(யூத மதம்) ஒரு யூதர்களின் திருவிழா (பாரம்பரியமாக நிசான் 15 முதல் 8 நாட்கள்) எகிப்திலிருந்து இஸ்ரேலியர்கள் வெளியேறியதைக் கொண்டாடுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పెసా

(జుడాయిజం) యూదుల పండుగ (సాంప్రదాయకంగా నిస్సాన్ 15 నుండి 8 రోజులు) ఈజిప్టు నుండి ఇజ్రాయెలీయుల వలసను జరుపుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેસાહ

(યહુદી ધર્મ) એક યહૂદી તહેવાર (પરંપરાગત રીતે નિસાન 15 થી 8 દિવસ) ઇજિપ્તમાંથી ઇઝરાયેલીઓના હિજરતની ઉજવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೆಸಾ

(ಜುದಾಯಿಸಂ) ಯಹೂದಿ ಹಬ್ಬ (ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಸ್ಸಾನ್ 15 ರಿಂದ 8 ದಿನಗಳು) ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್‌ನಿಂದ ಇಸ್ರೇಲೀಯರ ನಿರ್ಗಮನವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെസ

(യഹൂദമതം) ഒരു യഹൂദ ഉത്സവം (പരമ്പരാഗതമായി നിസ്സാൻ 15 മുതൽ 8 ദിവസം) ഈജിപ്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഇസ്രായേല്യരുടെ പലായനം ആഘോഷിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

比萨

（犹太教）庆祝以色列人出埃及的犹太节日（传统上从日月十五日起 8 天）

🇯🇵Japanese

ペサ

（ユダヤ教）エジプトからのイスラエル人の脱出を祝うユダヤ教の祭り（伝統的に日産15日から8日間）

🇰🇷Korean

페사

(유대교) 이스라엘 백성이 이집트에서 탈출한 것을 기념하는 유대인 축제(전통적으로 닛산 15일부터 8일)

🇹🇭Thai

เปซาห์

(ศาสนายิว) เทศกาลของชาวยิว (ตามธรรมเนียม 8 วันจากนิสสัน 15) เฉลิมฉลองการอพยพของชาวอิสราเอลออกจากอียิปต์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيساه

(اليهودية) عيد يهودي (تقليديًا 8 أيام من 15 نيسان) يحتفل بخروج بني إسرائيل من مصر

🇮🇷Persian

پساه

(یهودیت) یک جشن یهودی (به طور سنتی 8 روز از نیسان 15) برای جشن خروج بنی اسرائیل از مصر

🇹🇷Turkish

pesa

(Yahudilik) İsrailoğullarının Mısır'dan çıkışını kutlayan bir Yahudi festivali (geleneksel olarak Nissan 15'ten itibaren 8 gün).

🇮🇱Hebrew

פסח

(יהדות) חג יהודי (באופן מסורתי 8 ימים מיום ט"ו בניסן) החוגג את יציאת בני ישראל ממצרים

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