Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pesach

/ˈpɛsɑːx/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
pe-sach
IPA
/ˈpɛsɑːx/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Jewish festival of Passover.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”). Doublet of Pasch, Pascha, paska, and paskha.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: פֶּסַח

Inflected Forms

Pesah (alternative) Pesakh (alternative)

Synonyms

passover pesah feast of the unleavened bread

Questions

How do you pronounce pesach?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛsɑːx/.
What does pesach mean?
The Jewish festival of Passover.
Where does pesach come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce pesach

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈpɛsɑːx/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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