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Shavuot

//ʃɑvuˈoʊt// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered. Judaism

    "Major Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Succoth, Chanukah, Passover and Shavuot have been celebrated with Hebrew prayers and songs."

  2. 2
    A ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai. Judaism
Noun
  1. 1
    (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót).

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