[ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


Phrases:

Origin:
from pass over ‘pass without touching’, with reference to the exemption of the Israelites from the death of their firstborn (Exod. 12)