how to say “Easter” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/פסחא-#.m4a” /]פַּסְחָא

The Hebrew name for the Christian holiday Easter is פסחא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/פסחא-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/פסחא-#.m4a” /]חוגגים את הפסחא תמיד ביום ראשון בשבוע.

Easter is celebrated (they celebrate Easter) always on a Sunday.

פסחא is simply the Aramaic word for פסח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/פסחא-#.m4a” /] – Passover, borrowed into Hebrew. Given the fact that the Last Supper was actually a Passover Seder, this comes as no surprise.

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