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pṣḥˀ (peṣḥā) n.m. Passover
passover
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P Num28:16↗ ܦܨܚܐ ܗܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ‏ ; P Mt26:2↗ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܝܼܢ ܐܢܼܬ݁ܘ݂ܢ ܕܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܬ݁ܪܸ̈ܝܢ ܝܲܘܡܝܼܢ̈ ܗܵܘܸܐ ܦܸܨܚܵܐ‏ : you know that it will be Passover after two days
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the passover sacrifice
Syr
AphDem12.225:17↗ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܡܢ ܦܨܚܐ‏ ; P Ex12:21↗ ܟܘܣܘ ܦܨܚܐ‏ ; IshLevit 79:13↗ ܘܗ݀ܝ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܬܢܟܣ ܦܨܚܐ‏
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probably also pṣāḥā in poetry met.cause.
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From the Greek form of Hebrew פסח, i.e., πάσχα. See also s.v. psḥ. The /ṣ/ instead of /s/ is apparently due to a popular etymology connection with pṣḥ #2 vb.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1219[587]J. Payne-Smith: 454

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