Shavuot
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Shavuot
from Hebrew shābhū`ōth , plural of shābhūā` week
Example Sentences
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Local media said the incident occurred as people in the settlement of Teneh Omarim were gathering for prayers for the Jewish Shavuot festival.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2023
Another similarity is each religion has a celebration 50 days later — Pentecost for Christians and Shavuot for Jews.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
The dish is also commonly served during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, as Nathan notes in a 2020 Tablet article.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2022
"Ahead of Shavuot, I stand with Britain's Jews who should not have to endure the type of shameful racism we have seen today."
From BBC ● May 16, 2021
Then, just before Shavuot, the celebration of receiving the Torah, her sideways life flipped completely when Håkon, the last dragon in Kievan Rus’, appeared in her village and saved her life.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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