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Word: Passover
Speech Type: Noun
from pass over ‘pass without touching’, with reference to the exemption of the Israelites from the death of their firstborn (Exod. 12)
ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə
the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, lasting seven or eight days from the 15th day of Nisan.
Short Definition:major Jewish spring festival which commemorates liberation of Israelites from Egyptian slavery
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