{"id":11465,"date":"2009-04-08T23:31:02","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T03:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewm.com\/internalblog\/?p=11465"},"modified":"2009-04-08T23:31:02","modified_gmt":"2009-04-09T03:31:02","slug":"origin-of-the-name-passover-lisa-lajes-rosen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=11465","title":{"rendered":"Origin of the name “Passover” Lisa Lajes Rosen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS – LISA LAJES ROSEN!!!<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Jews’ Passover”\u2014facsimile of a miniature from a 15th centurymissal<\/a>, ornamented with paintings of the School of Van Eyck<\/p>\n

The verb “pas\u00e0ch<\/em>” (Hebrew<\/a>:\u00a0??????<\/span>?) is first mentioned in the\u00a0Torah<\/a> account of\u00a0the Exodus<\/a> from Egypt (Exodus 12:23<\/a>), and there is some debate about its exact meaning: the commonly held assumption that it means “He passed over”, in reference to God “passing over” the houses of the Hebrews during the final of the Ten\u00a0Plagues of Egypt<\/a>, stems from the translation provided in the\u00a0Septuagint<\/a>(????????????<\/em> in\u00a0Exodus 12:23<\/a>, and\u00a0?????????<\/em> in\u00a0Exodus 12:27<\/a>). Judging from other instances of the verb, and instances of\u00a0parallelism,<\/a> a more faithful translation may be “he hovered over, guarding.” Indeed, this is the image used by\u00a0Isaiah<\/a> by his use of this verb in Isaiah. 31:5: “As birds hovering, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will deliver it as He protecteth it, He will rescue it as He\u00a0passeth over<\/em>” (???????????? ??????\u2014???? ????? ?????? ????????, ???-????????????; ??????? ?????????, ??????? ??????????.) (Isaiah 31:5<\/a>) Targum Unkoles translates pesach as “he had pity”, The English term “Passover” came into the\u00a0English language<\/a> through\u00a0William Tyndale<\/a>‘s translation of the Bible, and later appeared in the\u00a0King James Version<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

The term\u00a0Pesach<\/em> (Hebrew<\/a>:\u00a0??????<\/span>?) may also refer to the\u00a0lamb<\/a> or\u00a0kid<\/a> which was designated as the Passover sacrifice (called the\u00a0Korban<\/a> Pesach<\/em> in\u00a0Hebrew<\/a>). Four days before the Exodus, the Hebrews were commanded to set aside a lamb or kid (Exodus 12:3<\/a>) and inspect it daily for blemishes. During the day on the 14th of Nisan, they were to slaughter the animal and use its blood to mark their lintels and door posts. Up until midnight on the 15th of Nisan, they were to consume the lamb. Each family (or group of families) gathered together to eat a meal that included the meat of the\u00a0Korban Pesach<\/em> while the Tenth Plague ravaged Egypt.<\/p>\n

In subsequent years, during the existence of the\u00a0Tabernacle<\/a> and later the\u00a0Temple in Jerusalem<\/a>, the\u00a0Korban Pesach<\/em> was eaten during thePassover Seder<\/a> on the 15th of Nisan. However, following the destruction of the Temple, no sacrifices may be offered or eaten. The\u00a0Seder Korban Pesach<\/em>, a set of scriptural and Rabbinic passages dealing with the Passover sacrifice, is customarily recited during or after theMincha<\/em><\/a> (afternoon prayer) service on the 14th on Nisan.[<\/span>22]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The story of the\u00a0Korban Pesach<\/em> is also retold at the Passover Seder,meaning order, and the symbolic food which represents it on the\u00a0Seder Plate<\/a> is usually a roasted lamb\u00a0shankbone<\/a>, chicken wing, or chicken neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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