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Pesach – פסח
| English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
| Passover | Pesach | פסח |
| Unleavened Bread | Matzah | מצה |
| Middle Matzah | Afikoman | אפיקומן |
| Food fit for eating on Pesach | Kasher Le Pesach | כשר לפסח |
| Food that is forbidden on Pesach | Chametz | חמץ |
| Checking for forbidden foods | Bedikat Chametz | בדיקת חמץ |
| Burning the forbidden foods | Bi’ur Chametz | ביעור חמץ |
| Selling of the forbidden foods | Mechirat Chametz | מכירת חמץ |
| Fast of the First Born Son | Ta’anit Bechorim | תענית בכורים |
| Passover Meal | Seder Pesach |
סדר פסח |
| The Seder Plate | Ke’ara shel Pesach | קערה של פסח |
| Blessing/s | Bracha/Brachot | ברכה/.ברכות |
| Wine | Yayin | יין |
| Candles | Neyrot | נירות |
| Bitter Herbs | Maror | מרור |
| Egg | Beytza | ביצה |
| Shank Bone | Zroa | זרוע |
| Paste of nuts, apples & wine | Haroset | חרוסת |
| Greens | Karpas | כרפס |
| Salt Water | Mei Melach | מי מלח |
| The Pesach Story Book | Haggadah | הגדה |
| Egypt | Mitzrayim | מצרים |
| Slaves | Avadim | עבדים |
| Deliverance from Egypt | Ye’tziat Mitzrayim | יציאת מצרים |
| King of Egypt – Pharaoh | Paro | פרעה |
| The Four Questions | Arbat HaKushiot | ארבעת הקושיות |
| Ten Plagues | Eser Makot | עשר מכות |
| Blood | Dam | דם |
| Frogs | Tzfardeya | צפרדע |
| Lice | Kinim | כנים |
| Wild Beasts | Arov | ערוב |
| Pestilence | Dever | דבר |
| Boils | Sh’chin | שחין |
| Hail | Barad | ברד |
| Locusts | Arbeh | ארבה |
| Darkness | Hoshech | חושך |
| Slaying of the first born | Makat Bechorot | מכת בכורות |
| Angel of Death | Malach Hamavet | מלאך המוות |
| Elijah the Prophet | Eliyahu Hanavi | אליהו הנביא |
| Giving praise and thanks | Hallel | הלל |
| Completion of the Passover Commemoration Meal |
Chasal Sidur Pesach | חסל סידור פסח |
| Next year in Jerusalem | Bashanah Haba’a B’Yerushaliym | בשנה הבאה בירושלים |
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