Shabungoth
Shabungoth is the alternative form of Shavuot.
Meaning of Shavuot
Proper noun
Shavuot
- 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.
- Major Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Succoth, Chanukah, Passover and Shavuot have been celebrated with Hebrew prayers and songs.1971, United States Congress: Senate: Foreign Relations, Public Financing of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
- Synonyms:
- Feast of Weeks, Festival of Weeks, Pentecost
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Feast of Weeks, Festival of Weeks, Pentecost
Origin of Shabungoth
Most likely derived from Sephardi Hebrew, where the pronunciation of ע in the original Hebrew שָׁבוּעוֹת (shavu'ót) is "ng".
Questions about Shabungoth
- What is Shabungoth the alternative form of?
- Shabungoth is the alternative form of Shavuot.
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