Passover is an English word with synonyms like pesach. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Passover meaning
- The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths).
- The seven-day (Reform Judaism) or eight-day (Orthodox and Conservative Judaism) Jewish festival of Pesach (also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (מַצּוֹת (matsót)), commemorating the biblical story of the Exodus.
Synonyms of Passover
Using Passover
- The main meaning on this page is: The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths). | The seven-day (Reform Judaism) or eight-day (Orthodox and Conservative Judaism) Jewish festival of Pesach (also called the Feast of Unleavened Bread (מַצּוֹת (matsót)), commemorating the biblical story of the Exodus.
- Useful related words include: pesach, pesah, movable feast, moveable feast.
- In the example corpus, passover often appears in combinations such as: the passover, of passover, for passover.
Context around Passover
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Passover
- In this selection, "passover" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 2023, jewish, reason, sacrifice, seder and itself stand out and add context to how "passover" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a passover brownie cake and ahead of passover when making. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "passover" sits close to words such as adele, adolf and agendas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with passover
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples, he went to pray alone. (13 words)
Amongst the few articles of clothing stuffed in their suitcases, they found matzot and raisins for Passover. (17 words)
When Passover starts on Sunday, and the eve of Passover is therefore Shabbat, the above schedule is altered. (18 words)
There is a custom among some Ashkenazi Jews not to eat them during Passover, except for the elderly, infirm, or children, who cannot digest plain matzo; these matzot are considered to be kosher for Passover if prepared otherwise properly. (39 words)
This Passover, which took place from April 5 to April 13, Jewish students at NYU London made being abroad part of their celebration, whether hosting their own celebrations or traveling for Passover program. (33 words)
Additionally, there is a tradition of not eating matzoh (flat unleavened bread) in the 30 days before Passover begins so that there will be an increased appetite for it during Passover itself. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Passover brownie cake baked in a Wonder Pot While kosher for Passover packaged goods are available in stores, some families opt to cook everything from scratch during Passover week.
Passover offering, korban Pesach main When the Temple in Jerusalem was standing, the focus of the Passover festival was the Passover sacrifice (Hebrew korban Pesach) also known as the "Paschal Lamb".
The Conservative Movement's 2023 Passover guide recommends browsing for certified gluten-free, oat-free products ahead of Passover when making their holiday purchases this year.
The Passover Seder, a ritual meal that takes place on the first two nights of Passover, is designed to help Jews reenact this journey from slavery to freedom.
This Passover, which took place from April 5 to April 13, Jewish students at NYU London made being abroad part of their celebration, whether hosting their own celebrations or traveling for Passover program.
Additionally, there is a tradition of not eating matzoh (flat unleavened bread) in the 30 days before Passover begins so that there will be an increased appetite for it during Passover itself.
Furthermore, John places the official Jewish Passover a few hours after Jesus' crucifixion, so that Jesus dies in the hour that the Passover lambs are slaughtered.
In commemoration, for the duration of Passover no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason Passover was called the feast of unleavened bread in the Torah or Old Testament.
Passover cake recipes call for potato starch or Passover cake flour made from finely granulated matzo instead of regular flour, and a large amount of eggs to achieve fluffiness.
Passover main Passover (פּסח) ("Pesach"), also known liturgically as חג המצות ("Ḥag haMatzot", the "Festival of Unleavened Bread"), is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (shalosh regalim) mentioned in the Bible.
Since Shavuot occurs 49 days after the first day of Passover (i.e. the 50th day, including Passover itself), Hellenistic Jews gave it the name Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, "fiftieth day").
Surviving fragments from their Gospel indicate their belief that – as Christ is the Passover sacrifice and eating the Passover lamb is no longer required – a vegetarian diet may (or should) be observed.
There is a custom among some Ashkenazi Jews not to eat them during Passover, except for the elderly, infirm, or children, who cannot digest plain matzo; these matzot are considered to be kosher for Passover if prepared otherwise properly.
The rituals unique to the Passover celebrations commence with the Passover Seder when the 15th of Nisan has begun.
The Torah contains a Divine commandment to eat matzo, specifically, on the first night of Passover and to eat only unleavened bread (in practice, matzo) during the entire week of Passover.
Unlike chametz, which can be eaten any day of the year except during Passover, kosher for Passover foods can be eaten year-round.
When Passover starts on Sunday, and the eve of Passover is therefore Shabbat, the above schedule is altered.
After Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples, he went to pray alone.
After Ruth Katcher’s mother died, she was cleaning out the cellar and found a dusty 8mm reel of film, labeled Passover Feast 1932.
Amongst the few articles of clothing stuffed in their suitcases, they found matzot and raisins for Passover.
Common combinations with passover
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the passover 42×
- of passover 32×
- for passover 16×
- passover and 16×
- passover seder 14×
- during passover 10×
- passover is 9×
- passover holiday 8×
- and passover 7×
- jewish passover 6×