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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פֶּסַח H6453
Pronunciation pesaḥ
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 It The Passover 23× Leviticus 23:5, Numbers 9:2, Numbers 9:4, Numbers 9:6
Passover 7× Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:48, Numbers 28:16, 2 Kings 23:22
the Passover lamb 3× Exodus 12:21, 2 Chronicles 30:15, Ezra 6:20
the Passover lambs 2× 2 Chronicles 35:6, 2 Chronicles 35:11
the Passover sacrifice 2× Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 16:6
- 1× Numbers 9:5
a Passover 1× 2 Chronicles 35:18
according to the Passover 1× Numbers 9:14
and the Passover lamb 1× 2 Chronicles 35:1
for the Passover offerings 1× 2 Chronicles 35:7
from the Passover 1× Exodus 34:25
is the Passover 1× Exodus 12:27
of the Passover 1× Exodus 12:43
Passover [offerings] 1× 2 Chronicles 35:8
Passover offerings 1× 2 Chronicles 35:9
the Passover [animals] 1× 2 Chronicles 35:13
the Passover animal 1× Deuteronomy 16:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:11 פֶּ֥סַח to Passover Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:21 הַפָּֽסַח׃ to the Passover lamb Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:27 פֶּ֨סַח to is the Passover Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:43 הַפָּ֑סַח to of the Passover Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:48 פֶסַח֮ to Passover Noun - masculine singular Exodus 34:25 הַפָּֽסַח׃ to from the Passover Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 23:5 פֶּ֖סַח to The Passover Noun - masculine singular Numbers 9:2 הַפָּ֖סַח to the Passover Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 9:4 הַפָּֽסַח׃ to the Passover Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 9:5 הַפֶּ֡סַח to - Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:11
Aligned rows 49
Books represented 9
Exodus 6 Leviticus 1 Numbers 11 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 2 2 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 19 Ezra 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הַפֶּ֖סַח 7x hap·pe·saḥ Numbers 9:6, Numbers 9:12, Deuteronomy 16:6, Joshua 5:11
הַפָּ֑סַח 6x hap·pā·saḥ Exodus 12:43, Deuteronomy 16:5, 2 Chronicles 35:6, 2 Chronicles 35:11
הַפֶּ֔סַח 4x hap·pe·saḥ Numbers 9:13, 2 Chronicles 30:15, 2 Chronicles 35:1, 2 Chronicles 35:16
הַפָּֽסַח׃ 3x hap·pā·saḥ Exodus 12:21, Exodus 34:25, Numbers 9:4
פֶּ֖סַח 3x pe·saḥ Leviticus 23:5, Numbers 28:16, 2 Chronicles 35:1
הַפֶּ֡סַח 2x hap·pe·saḥ Numbers 9:5, Joshua 5:10
הַפֶּ֛סַח 2x hap·pe·saḥ Numbers 9:14, 2 Chronicles 35:13
כַּפֶּ֣סַח 2x kap·pe·saḥ 2 Kings 23:22, 2 Chronicles 35:18
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 29x Exodus 12:21, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 34:25, Numbers 9:2
Noun - masculine singular 14x Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 12:48, Leviticus 23:5
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Chronicles 35:7, 2 Chronicles 35:8, 2 Chronicles 35:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 23:22, 2 Chronicles 35:18
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 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 definition Source: 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).
Grammatical Forms
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain