pasach · pass over; limp

What it means

pasach (פָּסַח) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pass over; limp”.

Pass over, go past without touching. From this verb comes "Passover". In other passages, limp, hobble (2 Samuel 4:4; 1 Kings 18:21).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To skip over a house to protect it.
2. To walk badly on a foot or leg that does not hold; also, to waver between two options.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• lame ×2
• will pass over ×2
• go limping ×1
• passed over ×1
• passing over ×1
• they limped ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×3
• 2 Samuel×2
• 1 Kings×2
• Isaiah×1

• Exodus 12:13

  The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are; when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no destroying plague will be among you when I strike the land of Egypt.

• Exodus 12:23

  For YHWH will pass through to strike Egypt; and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, YHWH will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.

• Exodus 12:27

  you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Passover to YHWH, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when he struck Egypt and delivered our houses.’ ” And the people bowed their heads and bowed down.

• 2 Samuel 4:4

  Now Jonathan son of Saul had a son injured in the feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse picked him up and fled; and it happened, as she hurried to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

• 2 Samuel 5:6

  The king and his men went to Jerusalem, against the Jebusite, who lived in the land; and he said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will turn you away,” as if to say, “David will not come in here.”

• 1 Kings 18:21

  Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between the two opinions? If YHWH is Elohim, go after him; and if Baal, go after him.” And the people did not answer him a word.

• 1 Kings 18:26

  They took the bull that he gave them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answering. And they limped around the altar that had been made.

• Isaiah 31:5

  Like birds that fly, so YHWH Tsevaot will protect Jerusalem, protecting and delivering, passing over and rescuing.”