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]
- 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.
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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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There is an odd convergence of themes around the festival of Shavuot.
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.
Shavuot
Shabuoth
- the Hebrew name for Pentecost (def. 2)
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Word Origin
from Hebrew shābhū`ōth, plural of shābhūā` week
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Word Origin and History for shavuot
n.
1892, from Hebrew šabuot, plural of šabua "week."
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