What does פֶּסַח (pesaḥ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּסַח (pesaḥ): Divine exemption from judgment marked by sacrificial blood on doorposts; Israel's foundational redemptive act
Hebrew · H6453
פֶּסַח
A pretermission , i.e. exemption ; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim)
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פֶּסַחH6453
Pronunciationpesaḥ
What does פֶּסַח (pesaḥ) mean in the Bible?
פֶּסַח (pesaḥ): Divine exemption from judgment marked by sacrificial blood on doorposts; Israel's foundational redemptive act
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6453?
The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The Passover (23), Passover (7), the Passover lamb (3), the Passover lambs (2), the Passover sacrifice (2).
Where does פֶּסַח (pesaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (19), Numbers (11), Exodus (6), Deuteronomy (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItThe Passover23×Leviticus 23:5, Numbers 9:2, Numbers 9:4, Numbers 9:6
Passover7×Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:48, Numbers 28:16, 2 Kings 23:22
the Passover lamb3×Exodus 12:21, 2 Chronicles 30:15, Ezra 6:20
the Passover lambs2×2 Chronicles 35:6, 2 Chronicles 35:11
the Passover sacrifice2×Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 16:6
-1×Numbers 9:5
a Passover1×2 Chronicles 35:18
according to the Passover1×Numbers 9:14
and the Passover lamb1×2 Chronicles 35:1
for the Passover offerings1×2 Chronicles 35:7
from the Passover1×Exodus 34:25
is the Passover1×Exodus 12:27
of the Passover1×Exodus 12:43
Passover [offerings]1×2 Chronicles 35:8
Passover offerings1×2 Chronicles 35:9
the Passover [animals]1×2 Chronicles 35:13
the Passover animal1×Deuteronomy 16:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:11פֶּ֥סַחtoPassoverNoun - masculine singularExodus 12:21הַפָּֽסַח׃tothe Passover lambArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 12:27פֶּ֨סַחtois the PassoverNoun - masculine singularExodus 12:43הַפָּ֑סַחtoof the PassoverArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 12:48פֶסַח֮toPassoverNoun - masculine singularExodus 34:25הַפָּֽסַח׃tofrom the PassoverArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 23:5פֶּ֖סַחtoThe PassoverNoun - masculine singularNumbers 9:2הַפָּ֖סַחtothe PassoverArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 9:4הַפָּֽסַח׃tothe PassoverArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 9:5הַפֶּ֡סַחto-Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 12:11
Aligned rows49
Books represented9
Exodus6Leviticus1Numbers11Deuteronomy4Joshua22 Kings32 Chronicles19Ezra2Ezekiel1
Source forms
הַפֶּ֖סַח7xhap·pe·saḥNumbers 9:6, Numbers 9:12, Deuteronomy 16:6, Joshua 5:11
הַפָּ֑סַח6xhap·pā·saḥExodus 12:43, Deuteronomy 16:5, 2 Chronicles 35:6, 2 Chronicles 35:11
הַפֶּ֔סַח4xhap·pe·saḥNumbers 9:13, 2 Chronicles 30:15, 2 Chronicles 35:1, 2 Chronicles 35:16
הַפָּֽסַח׃3xhap·pā·saḥExodus 12:21, Exodus 34:25, Numbers 9:4
פֶּ֖סַח3xpe·saḥLeviticus 23:5, Numbers 28:16, 2 Chronicles 35:1
הַפֶּ֡סַח2xhap·pe·saḥNumbers 9:5, Joshua 5:10
הַפֶּ֛סַח2xhap·pe·saḥNumbers 9:14, 2 Chronicles 35:13
כַּפֶּ֣סַח2xkap·pe·saḥ2 Kings 23:22, 2 Chronicles 35:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular29xExodus 12:21, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 34:25, Numbers 9:2
Noun - masculine singular14xExodus 12:11, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 12:48, Leviticus 23:5
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural3x2 Chronicles 35:7, 2 Chronicles 35:8, 2 Chronicles 35:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular2x2 Kings 23:22, 2 Chronicles 35:18
Article | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 30:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divine exemption from judgment marked by sacrificial blood on doorposts; Israel's foundational redemptive act
Source Gloss
a pretermission , i.e. exemption ; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divine exemption from judgment marked by sacrificial blood on doorposts; Israel's foundational redemptive act
a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim) BDB: passover Usage: passover (offering).
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