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]

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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Contemporary Examples of shavuot

There is an odd convergence of themes around the festival of Shavuot.
Shavuot and Self-Immolation
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May 14, 2013
In honor of the confluence of Memorial Day and Shavuot, Open Zion is taking the day off.
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May 28, 2012
She will celebrate Shavuot holiday in Israel and stay nine days total, during which she will travel and perform.
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May 24, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for shavuot

Shavuot

Shabuoth

noun

the Hebrew name for Pentecost (def. 2)

Word Origin for Shavuot

from Hebrew shābhū`ōth, plural of shābhūā` week

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Word Origin and History for shavuot

1892, from Hebrew šabuot, plural of šabua "week."