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Shavuot

/ ʃəˈvuːəs; ʃavuːˈɔt; -əʊs /

noun

  1. the Hebrew name for Pentecost
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shavuot1

from Hebrew ūōٳ , plural of ū帿 week
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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.

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Hopefully, Dyedka would be able to replace the milk before Shavuot.

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He had helped Mama arrange Shavuot for the entire village, rasping out orders.

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Another similarity is each religion has a celebration 50 days later — Pentecost for Christians and Shavuot for Jews.

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This one, to mark the start of the Jewish festival of Shavuot on 16 May, should not, on the face of it, have been any different.

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