פיסח

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
פ־ס־ח (p-s-ḥ)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

פיסח / פִּסֵּחַ (piséakh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. To jump, skip, leap.
    • 1 Kings 18:26, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיְפַסְּחוּ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
      vay'fas'chú al hamizbéach
      And they leaped upon the altar

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Adjective[edit]

פיסח / פִּסֵּחַ (piséakh) (feminine פיסחה / פִּסְּחָה, masculine plural פיסחים / פִּסְּחִים, feminine plural פיסחות / פִּסְּחוֹת)

  1. lame (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
    • Leviticus 21:18, with translation of the King James Version:
      כִּי כָל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ מוּם לֹא יִקְרָב אִישׁ עִוֵּר אוֹ פִסֵּחַ אוֹ חָרֻם אוֹ שָׂרוּעַ
      ki chol ish ashér bo mum lo yikráv ish ivér o piséach o charúm o sarúa
      For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous
    • 2 Samuel 5:6, with translation of the King James Version:
      לֹא תָבוֹא הֵנָּה כִּי אִם הֱסִירְךָ הַעִוְרִים וְהַפִּסְחִים
      lo tavó héna ki im hesir'chá haivrím v'hapischím
      Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither