Shavuoth

or Sha·vu·ot, Sha·vu·os, Sha·bu·oth, Sha·bu·ot

[ Sephardic Hebrew shah-voo-awt; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-voo-ohs, -uh s ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑ vuˈɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈvu oʊs, -əs /

noun Judaism.

a festival, celebrated on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside Israel but only on the sixth day by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel, that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.

Origin of Shavuoth

First recorded in 1890–95, Shavuoth is from the Hebrew word Shābhūʿōth literally, weeks

Also called Feast of Weeks, Pentecost.

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Examples from the Web for shavuot

There is an odd convergence of themes around the festival of Shavuot.
Shavuot and Self-Immolation|Shaul Magid|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In honor of the confluence of Memorial Day and Shavuot, Open Zion is taking the day off.
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She will celebrate Shavuot holiday in Israel and stay nine days total, during which she will travel and perform.
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British Dictionary definitions for shavuot

Shavuot

Shabuoth

/ (ʃəˈvuːəs, -əʊs, Hebrew ʃavuːˈɔt) /

noun

the Hebrew name for Pentecost (def. 2)

Word Origin for Shavuot

from Hebrew shābhū`ōth, plural of shābhūā` week

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